Palmetto Report

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- Rock Hill is a unique place for the arts, considering it's one of just four cities in South Carolina that has a poet laureate, joining only Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. It's also unique nationally, considering that of the 35 U.S. cities with populations of 500,000 residents or more, there are only 16 with city poets laureate. Carlo Dawson, who has served as an educator in the Rock Hill School District for more than 20 years, is the current poet laureate for Rock Hill. Dawson, who is the second person to hold the poet laureate position in the city, currently serves as the dean of student leadership for Rock Hill schools, where she has also taught creative writing, art and journalism. She is also a published author and is the founder and director of the non-profit group the Power of Progeny. Dawson spoke with our Raegan Carter about her unique position on the Palmetto Report.