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CJ Suitt

A Chapel Hill native, CJ Suitt became the town's first poet laureate after the Town Council voted in November 2019 to create the post. A spoken-word poet, he directed and coached the Sacrificial Poets and worked with the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, PlayMakers and the Ackland Art Museum.

Source: Orange County Arts Commission: More Than Words: Chapel Hill's First Poet Laureate, CJ Suitt

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  1. Chapel Hill creates a poet laureate post and names CJ Suitt the first The Chapel Hill Town Council voted to launch a poet laureate program, initiated by council members Rachel Schaevitz and Allen Buansi, and appointed CJ Suitt as the first. He took up the role in January 2020, and the town stretched the two-year term to three because of the pandemic.Search the index · Orange County Arts Commission: More Than Words: Chapel Hill's First Poet Laureate, CJ Suitt

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