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Thursday, March 21, 2013  The University of South Carolina is celebrating the publication of a book containing the complete poems by former professor and author James Dickey.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  South Carolina native and National Book Award winner Nikky Finney is joining the faculty at the University of South Carolina.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  White House poetry night rolls out seamlessly despite GOP complaints about inclusion of rapper

Saturday, October 23, 2010  University of South Carolina hosts Children's Poetry Festival

Thursday, February 11, 2010  Columbia actor Kendrick Cross is living out a dream: Appearing in a feature length film as the lead character.  The local screening of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is Friday, February 12, 1010 at the Columbia Museum of Art.

Friday, January 29, 2010  A Tryon poet whose poems read like miniature short stories has been named North Carolina's new poet laureate.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  Obama asked the African-American studies professor from Yale to compose and read a poem on the steps of the Capitol this afternoon.