Lucas County names Sandra Rivers Gill as poet laureate
The Lucas County Board of Commissioners appointed Sandra Rivers Gill as the county’s fourth poet laureate. Representatives from the Toledo Arts Commission and outgoing laureate Johnny McIntyre praised her community work; Gill read a poem and accepted the role.
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The Board of Lucas County Commissioners voted to appoint Sandra Rivers Gill as the county’s fourth poet laureate, making her the second woman and the first Black woman to hold the title.
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