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Rhodes is the author of several books, including <em>Flying Yellow: New and Selected Poems </em>(Paraclete Press, 2021). <br /> </p> <hr /><p><strong>City and County Laureates<br /><br /> Hot Springs</strong><br /><br /> In 2023, Kai Coggin was appointed the inaugural poet laureate of Hot Springs.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="col-md-4 layout-sidebar" role="complementary"> <div> <div class="views-element-container" id="block-views-block-state-selector-block" data-state-selector> <noscript> <h3 data-state-selector-heading>Explore Your State</h3> <div><div class="js-view-dom-id-09203410a6e60761469c6df47dc411b16132fa783f3764046b57b9c99084d2af"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/state/al" hreflang="und">Alabama</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/state/ak" hreflang="und">Alaska</a></span></div></li> 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