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  2. United States Poet Laureate - Wikipedia

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    The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and usually serves a two-year term. In making the appointment, the Librarian consults with current and former poets laureate and other distinguished personalities in the field.

  3. Ada Limón - Wikipedia

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    Ada Limón (born March 28, 1976) is an American poet. [1] On July 12, 2022, she was named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Librarian of Congress. [2] [3] [4] This made her the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States. [5]

  4. List of U.S. states' poets laureate - Wikipedia

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    The current poet laureate of Alabama is Ashley M. Jones. Alabama has had an official poet laureate since 1930. The Alabama Writer's Cooperative (formerly the Alabama Writers' Conclave), described as "a voluntary organization of Alabama historians, playwrights, fiction writers, poets, and newspaper writers" first recommended in 1930 Samuel Minturn Peck to Governor Bibb Graves.

  5. U.S. Poet Laureate verses are soaring into space — literally

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    U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has revealed her latest poem that will be engraved aboard a NASA spacecraft that will travel billions of miles in space. U.S. Poet Laureate verses are soaring into ...

  6. Meet Rhode Island's new poet laureate, Colin Channer

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    Colin Channer, a Jamaican-born writer who now calls Providence home, is Rhode Island's new poet laureate.. He was appointed to the five-year position on Friday by Gov. Dan McKee, who described him ...

  7. Simon Armitage - Wikipedia

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    Simon Robert Armitage CBE, FRSL (born 26 May 1963) [1] is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds.

  8. Athens educator, UGA graduate announced as new poet laureate

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    Smith's term as poet laureate will be from 2024-2026, and her first performance is scheduled to take place at the Flight of the Fireflies Lantern Parade at 7:30 p.m. at Dudley Park on Mar. 16.

  9. Tongo Eisen-Martin - Wikipedia

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    He is the current poet laureate of San Francisco, California. [2] [3] ... Blood on the Fog: Pocket Poets Series, No. 62: Tongo Eisen-Martin. City Lights. 2021.