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Shelby Stephenson is NC's Newest Poet Laureate, Press 53 Reissues "Fiddledeedee"

On December 22nd, Governor Pat McCrory announced North Carolina's newest Poet Laureate, Shelby Stephenson. And on January 1st, Press 53 reissued Stephenson's classic long poem Fiddledeedee.

Former Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti has said, "Fiddledeedee is Shelby at his best. Blessed be his wholly liturgical verse - the bard, the very voice, of North Carolina."