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America's Hometown Laureates
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Who we are

The Board of America’s Hometown Laureates, Inc. (otherwise known as AHL) was established in October 2022. It is a 501(C) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes poetry, spoken word, visual and performing arts throughout the Town of Plymouth. Our goal, to enhance connection through the arts, includes readings, exhibitions, and events that will educate, entertain, as well as attract visitors to Plymouth’s vibrant cultural community.  Plymouth's current Poet Laureate Miriam O'Neal is a strong advocate for the arts since her term began in 2024. She hosts a monthly series at the Plymouth Center for the Arts featuring Poetry The Art of Words, a writing community that she cultivates. Stay tuned for more information on the America’s Hometown Laureates’ activities as well as how you can help or participate in our efforts to spread the word!  

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Miriam O'Neal - Tiny Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic: America's Hometown Laureates

Excerpt from Ars Poetica for Words New and Used by Miriam O'Neal

Let us reclaim the once too-written trope for when moon hauls sea

across the flood-plain—the word for that fog-knotted belt of sand

we walk below the bluff. And then let us reclaim the word for that wet

silver veil where ebb tide slips past moon-snails in sighing mud.

Recent Events

A June Pairing of Poetry at UVA Wine Bar | Presented by America's Hometown Laureates June 3, 2025

A June Pairing of Poetry at Breathing Lotus Living Arts | Presented by America's Hometown Laureates June 12, 2025

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