http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-poets-roethke-hayden-featured-new-us-stamp <p>The U.S. Postal Service is paying homage to the world of poetry with ten new commemorative stamps.</p><p>Two Michigan poets will be featured on the new Forever stamps: <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/theodore-roethke">Theodore Roethke</a>, a Saginaw native and Pulitzer Prize winning poet; and <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-hayden">Robert Hayden</a>, a Detroit poet, and the first black poet laureate of the United States.</p> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:08:32 +0000 Jennifer Guerra 7178 at http://michiganradio.org Michigan poets Roethke, Hayden featured on new U.S. stamp http://michiganradio.org/post/postal-workers-vow-fight-planned-closings <p>Postal workers plan to fight a proposal to close mail processing centers in&nbsp;Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2011/pr11_132.htm">Postal Service officials confirmed</a> this week they plan to move forward with closing more than 200 processing centers nationwide next year. That includes facilities in <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/us-post-office-looks-closing-most-michigans-mail-processing-centers">a half dozen Michigan cities</a>, including Lansing, Jackson and Kalamazoo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:12:09 +0000 Steve Carmody 5268 at http://michiganradio.org Postal workers vow to fight planned closings