What Does a Poet Laureate Actually Do?

What does the poet laureate of Houston do? Can poetry be a day job? Emmanuel Outspoken Bean, Houston’s poet laureate, talks about his career — as well as his latest project, “The Space City Mixtape.”  Want to find out more about Outspoken Bean? Check out his Website , Twitter, and Instagram Want more Houston news at your fingertips? sign up for our morning newsletter here. Get in touch with us on social media by following us on Twitter and Instagram  Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices