State Poet Laureates

State	Laureate	Additional Links
Alabama	Sue Walker 2003 -	Sue Brannan Walker, Poet Laureate of Alabama PETAL » CommentPress and Dr. Sue Walker’s Poetry Writing Class Alabama Poets Laureate Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Sue H Walker Papers Department of English - University of South Alabama Contributors to Poetry Salzburg Review W Margaret Walker Poet Amazon.com: In the Realm of Rivers: Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Delta This Goodly Land Author Information for Sue Brannan Walker
Alaska	Nancy Lord 2008 -	AlaskaWriter Nancy Lord AKASCA - Literary Arts For Immediate Release 49 Writers AlaskaWriter member Lesley Thomas Alaska - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress Rock, Water, Wild - University of Nebraska Press Rock, Water, Wild' shapes collection into memoir Book results for Nancy Lord, alaska poet
Arizona	N/A
Arkansas	Peggy Vining 2003 -	Arkansas - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Arkansas State Poet Laureate: Peggy Vining Peggy Vining, Arkansas's Poet Laureate AR Poet Laureate Home Page Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Arkansas Poets Laureate of Arkansas - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
California	Carol Muske-Dukes 2008 -	Carol Muske-Dukes - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More The Official Website of Carol Muske-Dukes Carol Muske-Dukes: A Poet in Hollywood Carol Muske-Dukes : The Poetry Foundation : Find Poems and Poets Poet: Carol Muske-Dukes - All poems of Carol Muske-Dukes Carol Muske-Dukes Appointed California Poet Laureate TRES: JACK REVIEWS -A Review of Carol Muske-Dukes' poetry
Colorado	Mary Crow 1996 -	Mary Crow: poet, teacher, readings, books, resume Sample Poems of Mary Crow Mary Crow, Colorado Poet Laureate Amazon.com: Vertical Poetry: Recent Poems MARY CROW, POET LAUREATE - Denver Rocky Mountain News Colorado Poets Center : Mary Crow Mary Crow Poetry & Prose Annual Contributors Biography
Connecticut	N/A
Delaware	JoAnn Balingit 2008 -	Poetry & Poets in Rags PoetLaureate JoAnn Balingit Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More JoAnn Balingit: ZoomInfo Business People Information Delaware Division of the Arts - Poet Laureate DELAWARE: State names new poet laureate Grad selected as Delaware poet laureate
District of Columbia	Dolores Kendrick 1999 -	DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities: Poet Laureate Epoch poem by Dolores Kendrick, Poet Laureate of Washington DC Kendrick and Levine at Season's Final Reading Poetry by Dolores Kendrick, Washington, D.C. FURIOUS FLOWER \| Dolores Kendrick: Study Guide A Poet And A Scholar - Dolores Kendrick - Brief Article African_American_Writers_Speak M. Ayodele Heath: REVIEW: Dolores Kendrick's The Women of Plums A POET AND A SCHOLAR.(Dolores Kendrick) Book results for dolores kendrick poet
Florida	Edmund Skellings 1980 -	Florida's Poet Laureate Edmund Skellings Poet Laureate of Florida Florida - State Poet Laureate Education Update - Spotlight On Schools Southern Poet Laureates 2005 OCLS - Fast Facts - Florida's Poet Laureate Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Florida Rollins College Digital Collections
Georgia	David Bottoms 2000 -	Georgia Secretary of State New Georgia Encyclopedia: David Bottoms (b. 1949) News 1-26-05 Ga. Poet Laureate David Bottoms Teaching at Mercer Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - David Bottoms Department of English \| People More info about the poet: David Bottoms - references bibliography Georgia - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress) David Bottoms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Georgia State Poet Laureate David Bottoms Amazon.com: Waltzing through the Endtime: David Bottoms: Books The English Department at Florida State University
Hawaii	N/A
Idaho	Anthony Doerr 2007 -	Idaho - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress) ICA English Department: Visiting Writers and Speakers Current State Poets Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress) State Poet Laureates Awards 2008 ArtsBeat: Rosenblatt to host Chautauqua Writers' Week
Illinois	Kevin Stein 2003 -	State of Illinois Illinois' Poet Laureate State of Illinois - Rod Blagojevich, Governor Bookslut \| An Interview with Kevin Stein Illinois' Poet Laureate Kevin Stein - Illinois Issues Education Update - Kevin Stein, Poet Laureate, Illinois Writing.Com: Interview with Poet Laureate Kevin Stein - by Lotusneko Illinois - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of
Indiana	Norbert Krapf 2008 -	PCRD: Norbert Krapf Chosen As New State Poet Laureate IAC: Poet Laureate News Indy.com \| Q&A: Norbert Krapf, poet \| Indianapolis Entertainment Norbert Krapf chosen state poet laureate - Topix GotPoetry.com Norbert Krapf chosen state poet laureate Indiana University Press blog: Norbert Krapf named Arts and Entertainment Meet Indiana’s new poet laureate American Cabaret Theatre - Norbert Krapf SpringsValley.com - Norbert Krapf Chosen as New Indiana Poet Laureate
Iowa	Mary Swander 2009 -	Mary Swander's Homepage Mary Swander : The Poetry Foundation : Find Poems and Poets Mary Swander Appointed Poet Laureate Mary Swander Creates A Multi-Sensory Poetry Program for Iowa Dept Iowa's poet laureate lauds Iowa's land and people A Place for Poetry -- in the Open The Girls on the Roof - Turning Point: The Art of Story Farmscape - News Service Humanities Welcome
Kansas	Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg 2009 -	Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg - Home Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Kansas Poet Index: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Kansas Arts Commission - Poet Laureate of Kansas Brave Voice: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Faculty Member Named Poet Laureate of Kansas Department Events, English Department, Pittsburg State University Author And Poet Dr. Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg To Give Readings
Kentucky	Gurney Norman 2009 -	Gurney Norman - Wikipedia Kentucky Arts Council - Poet Laureate Gurney Norman Biography Odyssey, Gurney Norman Named Kentucky Poet Laureate Gurney Norman, Kentucky Poet Laureate - Ohio University Press LexGo.com, Gurney Norman new Ky. poet laureate Gurney Norman Appalachian Heritage - Berea College Poet Laureate Gurney Norman to Present Lecture at Kentucky Artisan Gurney Norman appointed KY Poet Laureate for 2009-2010
Louisiana	Darrell Bourque 2007 -	The Independent - Crowning Achievement Bourque no longer state poet laureate Gambit Weekly : Darrell Bourque : January 15, 2008 Louisiana - State Poets Laureate
Maine	Betsy Sholl 2006 -	Maine's Poet Laureate - Maine Arts Commission Maine - State Poets Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress) Maine's poet laureate to read at Pennacook - Sun-Journal Lewiston List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bangor Publishing Company MPBN is a proud sponsor of The Maine Festival
Maryland	Stanley Plumly 2009 -	Stanley Plumly - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More Poet: Stanley Plumly - All poems of Stanley Plumly Stanley Plumly - Wikipedia Stanley Plumly : The Poetry Foundation Stanley Plumly Poems Out Loud English Department, University of Maryland - Stanley Plumly First Person Plural: A Celebration of Stanley Plumly and Poetry Poet Stanley Plumly to Receive the 20th Annual Corrington Award
Massachusetts	N/A
Michigan	N/A
Minnesota	Robert Bly 2008 -	Robert Bly is state's first poet laureate - TwinCities.com MPR: Robert Bly is named Minnesota's first poet laureate Pawlenty appoints Robert Bly as state's first poet laureate GOVERNOR PAWLENTY NAMES ROBERT BLY AS MINNESOTA'S FIRST OFFICIAL Robert Bly named state's poet laureate - Topix Minnesota - State Poets Laureate HometownSource.com - Gov. Pawlenty names Robert Bly Minnesota's Robert Bly Named Minn.'s Poet Laureate Minnesota's first poet laureate - Minnesota Daily
Mississippi	Winifred Hamrick Farrar 1978 -	Mississippi - State Poets Laureate (Main Reading Room, Library of List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia NationMaster - Encyclopedia: State poet laureate State Poet Laureates Equality State Book Festival - September 18 - 20, 2008 Mississippi writers born or raised in the state who are novelists
Missouri	David Clewell 2010 -	David Clewell - Wikipedia Gov. Nixon appoints David Clewell Poet Laureate of Missouri David Clewell This Poem Had Better Be about the World We Actually New poet laureate takes egalitarian view Webster University - English - Faculty David Clewell \| new year's eve letter to friends Behind the Lines: Poetry, War, & Peacemaking: David Clewell's Poem The Montserrat Review
Montana	Henry Real Bird 2009 -	United States of Poetry: The Land and the People Montana Arts Council: Poet Laureate Governor Announces Henry Real Bird as Montana's Poet Laureate The Buffalo Post » Henry Real Bird Montana Pioneer Newspaper: March 2010 Cover Henry Real Bird Columbus Public Library Genealogy & Local History: HENRY REAL BIRD Montana Poet Laureate Henry Real Bird Rancher Henry Real Bird is Montana's new poet laureate Henry Real Bird, Montana Poet Laureate
Nebraska	William Kloefkorn 1982 -	Denise Low, Kansas Poet: WILLIAM C. KLOEFKORN 1932 William Kloefkorn William Kloefkorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nebraska - State Poet Laureate (Main Reading Room Writers on the Plains: Visiting Authors: William Kloefkorn Education Update - Spotlight On Schools Nebraska Literature Festival 1994 BookTalk Radio Broadcasts Book results for william kloefkorn state poet laureate
Nevada	Vacant
New Hampshire	Walter E Butts 2009 -	NH Arts - Poet Laureate W. E. Butts - Wikipedia The Wire - Walter Butts becomes N.H. Poet Laureate Summary: Walter Butts New Hampshire - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More Current State Poets Laureate
New Jersey	N/A
New Mexico	N/A
New York	Jean Valentine 2008 -	WNYC - News - Jean Valentine: New York State Poet Laureate New York - State Poet Laureate GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER, FIRST LADY SILDA WALL SPITZER The Frost Place Conference on Poetry & Teaching -- Faculty Jean Valentine Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing NCPR News Topics - Books and Literature NewsRoom
North Carolina	Cathy Smith Bowers 2010 -	Cathy Smith Bowers Portfolio Cathy Smith Bowers named poet laureate Natures: Cathy Smith Bowers: New Poems N.C. Arts Council - Poet Laureate \| By and About Cathy Smith Bowers Cathy Smith Bowers named newest N.C. Poet Laureate Featured Poetry
North Dakota	Larry Woiwode 1995 -	Larry Woiwode North Dakota - State Poet Laureate Dimensions UND Quarterly Newspaper March 2005 Larry Woiwode - Wikipedia AN EVENING WITH LARRY WOIWODE Prairie Public Television: An Evening With Larry Woiwode US Symbols Online: State Poets Laureates NationMaster Encyclopedia State poet laureate Laureates Convene, Waxing Poetic - New York Times Jamie Parsley: Fargo Forum Article
Ohio	N/A
Oklahoma	Jim Barnes 2009 -	Jim Barnes: Poet, Poetry, Picture and Bio Jim Barnes (writer) - Wikipedia Jim Barnes, Visiting Picasso Jim Barnes \| Oklahoma Poet : Sound Authors Jim Barnes Barnes is Oklahoma's Poet Laureate An Interview with Poet Jim Barnes Cowboys & Presidents On a Wing of the Sun, Jim Barnes
Oregon	Lawson Fusao Inada 2006 -	Oregon - State Poet Laureate Ashland Daily Tidings :: Inada honored again state's Poet Laureate Oregon Poet Laureate Oregon's poet laureate spreads verse California Writer: Lawson Inada Starts a Renaissance New state poet laureate appointed News Hood River County Events - Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada Oregon Poetry News - Website Name Book results for lawson inada state poet laureate
Pennsylvania	N/A
Rhode Island	Lisa Starr 2007 -	Rhode Island - State Poet Laureate Carcieri '65 names Block Island's Starr new poet laureate - Metro TCAnet: artsTEXAS: Fall 2007 Poetry in Motion projo.com The Providence Post to the Host from Prairie Home Companion RI.gov : Rhode Island Government : GOVERNOR CARCIERI ANNOUNCES governor.sc.gov - Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth RICTE Fall Conference Proposal Form The Block Island Times
South Carolina	Marjory Heath Wentworth 2003 -	governor.sc.gov - Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth Mel Edwards, Creative Truth Teller - Playwright, Writer, Poet Poet Laureate -www.scstatehouse.net -LPITS TCAnet: artsTEXAS: Fall 2007 South Carolina - State Poet Laureate List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POET Free Times: Archives - S.C. Book Festival 2008 Preview: Paul Allen's poems whisper in your ear Local poet wins prize - Pentown: Under-the-radar local poet Bryan
South Dakota	David Allan Evans 2002 -	David Allan Evans TCAnet: artsTEXAS: Fall 2007 List of U.S. states' Poets laureate South Dakota - State Poet Laureate US Symbols Online: State Poets Laureates Interview with a Poet: David Allan Evans After Long Busyness State poet laureate to attend Hot Springs conference Indy.com Nominate the next state poet laureate Indianapolis U.S. poet laureate opposes war - Entertainment Laureates Convene, Waxing Poetic - New York Times
Tennessee	Margaret Britton Vaughn 1999 -	Tennessee State Poet Laureate: Margaret Britton Vaughn Tennessee - State Poet Laureate Tennessee State Poet Laureate - Maggi Vaughn - Poetry Maggi Vaughn Tennessee State Poet Laureate: Margaret (Maggi) Britton Vaughn List of U.S. states' Poets laureate Tennessee Symbols, State Bicentennial Poem - SHG Resources Southern Poet Laureates 2005 Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Story: Bell Buckle garden honors Maggi
Texas	Paul Ruffin 2009 -	Paul Ruffin, 2009 Texas Poet Laureate Paul Ruffin Paul Ruffin Regents Distinguished Professor of English Poet laureate returns to first love: writing poetry Sing No Sad Songs for Me, Poems & Prose Texas A&M University Press Consortium: Spring 2010 Sneak Peek Paul Ruffin - Texas Commission on the Arts
Utah	Katharine Coles 2006 -	Utah Arts Council -- Katharine Coles, Poet Laureate Governor Appoints Poet Laureate : University of Utah News Release List of U.S. states' Poets laureate Utah - State Poet Laureate Dixie Weekly News - State Poet Laureate to Visit St. George Poet laureate hopes for bit of daily verse Deseret News Mark Strand & Katharine Coles Stick Poet Super Hero: deseretnews.com Poet laureate hopes for
Vermont	Ruth Stone 2007 -	Vermont Arts Council: Artist Awards why are the green mountains green Vermont's Poet Laureate Ruth Stone Vermont - State Poet Laureate Poet laureate finds rhyme and reason in ordinary life: Times Argus More info about the poet: Ruth Stone - references bibliography List of U.S. states' Poets laureate Powell's Books - Poetry Alive!: Ruth Stone Reading Amazon.ca: Poetry Alive Ruth Stone Reading from
Virginia	Claudia Emerson 2008 -	Fredericksburg.com - UMW professor is state's poet Poets laureate Mary Washington teacher named Va. poet laureate Pulitzer Prize winner named Virginia's poet laureate Pulitzer Prize winner named Va.'s poet laureate Witter Bynner Fellows Walls and Emerson To Read Virginia's New Poet Laureate The Writing Corner - Claudia Emerson Wins Pulitzer University of Mary Washington Claudia Emerson Claudia Emerson: An Appreciation, Susan Settlemyre Williams
Washington	Samuel Green 2007 -	Seattle University - News & events - Featured stories Samuel Green \| Washington State Poet Laureate TVW - Washington State Public Affairs Network Humanities Washington, 2008-2009 Poet Laureate On San Juan Island: Sam Green, Poet Laureate Washington State Now Has a Poet Laureate EWU Press, Vertebrae by Samuel Green Poet Laureate of Washington State A life dedicated to the art of poetry
West Virginia	Irene McKinney 1994 -	Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library -- WV Authors -- Irene McKinney Irene McKinney West Virginia - State Poet Laureate Irene McKinney Wick Poetry Center: Interview with poet Irene McKinney Amazon.com: Backcountry: Contemporary Writing In West Virginia MountainWord Blog Archive SNAPSHOT: At the Irene McKinney List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia US Symbols Online: State Poets Laureates
Wisconsin	Marilyn Taylor 2008 -	Marilyn L Taylor Poetry Website Wisconsin Office of the Governor - Media Room Wisconsin Poet Laureate Wisconsin - State Poet Laureate List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia US Symbols Online: State Poets Laureates Portal Wisconsin.org State poets and videographers create Wisconsin - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More Madpoetry.org Book That Poet Council for Wisconsin Writers, Inc. The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Website
Wyoming	David Romtvedt 2004 -	An Interview with Wyoming's Poet Laureate - David Romtvedt Wyoming Outdoor Council Newsletter: Wyoming - State Poet Laureate List of U.S. states' Poets laureate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia US Symbols Online: State Poets Laureates Reed Magazine: Memo to Self Ploughshares, the literary journal Wyoming Arts Council NationMaster Encyclopedia State poet laureate

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