Kealoha: National Poetry Slam Legend

<div>April is National Poetry Month </div> <div> </div> <div>We celebrate and promote the art of poetry and storytelling.  We recognize the place and possibilities that poets and poetry have in civic life, including helping communities address issues of importance.</div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.kealohapoetry.com/"><span class= "il">Kealoha</span></a> is the first Poet Laureate of Hawaiʻi. As an internationally acclaimed poet and storyteller, he has performed throughout the world -- from the White House to the ʻIolani Palace, from Brazil to Switzerland. He is the first poet in Hawaiʻi's history to perform at a governor's inauguration, was selected as a master artist for a National Endowment for the Arts program, was named an American Academy of Poets Laureate Fellow, and delivered the keynote address for MIT’s special commencement ceremony in 2022. <span class="il">Kealoha</span>’s latest work, The Story of Everything, is a science-based theater production that has toured in various cities throughout the United States and premiered as a feature film at the 2022 Maui Film Festival and the 2022 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.</div> <div> </div> <div>Here is a <a href= "https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/academy-american-poets-laureate-fellowships"> link</a> to the list of Academy of American Poets Luareate Fellowships from state and year, including Kealoha! </div> <div> <p><strong>As always leave a review if you enjoyed these stories and follow us on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/storiesaboutwhy/">Instagram</a> or visit the <a href="http://thinkwy.org">webpage</a> of the Wyoming Humanities!</strong></p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-7a91522c-7fff-523e-5c6b-9f32418ea6c1">Sign up for the podcast newsletter using the QR code of follow this link: <a href= "https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Figy4fH&data=05%7C01%7CEmy%40thinkwy.org%7C689a8dd23b404e63c8da08daf26272df%7C227aa6c9bb50454cb232e55c4f4c4272%7C0%7C0%7C638088801917747900%7CUnknow