List of U.S. states' Poets laureate
- List of U.S. states' Poets laureate
Many US states have posts occupied by prominent poets and entitled Poet Laureate of .... The responsibilities are typically similar to those of the Poet Laureate and the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Most holders of the these titles reach pre-eminence by public competition, and use the office responsibly to further the knowledge and enjoyment of poetry and the written word by citizens of the states in which they hold office.
Laureates have occasionally been controversial; former New Jersey laureate Amiri Baraka refused to resign after a controversy over a poem, and so New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey abolished the position of poet laureate. [ [http://www.smcm.edu/pointnews/news/amiribaraka.html smcm.edu] [http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_023222632.html kyw.com] ]
The following are the Poets Laureate of their respective states:
There is no such position in Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio or Pennsylvania. Hawaii has a state writer.
ee also
*California Poet Laureate
Notes
References
* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/ U.S. state poets laureate]
* [http://www.santacruzpl.org/readyref/files/c/calpoet.shtml California state poet laureate]
* [http://vvv.state.ct.us/emblems/poet.htm Connecticut state poet laureate]
* [http://www.english.udel.edu/fleda/vita.html Delaware state poet laureate]
* [http://www.sos.state.ga.us/state_capitol/education_corner/state_poet_laureate.htm Georgia state poet laureate]
* [http://www.poetlaureate.il.gov/ Illinois state poet laureate]
* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statepoems/ Official state poems]
* [http://www.washingtonpoets.org/poet_laureate_bill_signed.php]
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