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Poet Laureate approaches while Grona closes

By Scott Andrews
San Antonio Current | April 2, 2012
On Tuesday, April 3, Mayor Julián Castro will formally announce nationally recognized poet and author Carmen Tafolla as the first City of San Antonio Poet Laureate.
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