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Porsha Olayiwola, Boston's New Poet Laureate, Lays Out Plans For 2019

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Poet Porsha Olayiwola. (Courtesy Button Poetry)
Poet Porsha Olayiwola. (Courtesy Button Poetry)

Boston's new poet laureate wants to create a youth poet laureate and bring poetry into the lives of more Bostonians.

Porsha Olayiwola — who goes by the stage name Porsha O — joined Morning Edition to talk about her duties in the new year.

This segment aired on January 2, 2019.

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