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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.
Karl Dewey Myers (1899–1951) was an American poet known during his lifetime for his portrayal of rural Appalachia. He was named the first state poet laureate of West Virginia in 1927, and published two poetry collections, The Quick Years (1926) and Cross and Crown (1951).
Kreger was the first poet laureate of the state to be considered primarily a "cowboy poet,", [2] preceding Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012) and Jay Snider (2023-2024). Born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma , [ 2 ] Kreger has spent most of his life as a rancher.
Subsequent official poets were therefore given a new title, Nebraska State Poet. [1] As the first State Poet, William Kloefkorn started a tradition of promoting literature and literacy in the state using his official title. Poets are nominated by a committee of arts and humanities organizations in the state, which then forwards a list of ...
Alberto Álvaro Ríos (born September 18, 1952) is a US academic and writer who is the author of ten books and chapbooks of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir. Rios was named Arizona's first state poet laureate in August 2013, a position he continues to hold. [1] [2] [3]
In 1962, Governor Otto Kerner named Carl Sandberg to be Illinois's new poet laureate. One month later, Austin, a lifelong cigar smoker, died of lung cancer in his home in Springfield. [3] Governor Kerner was evidently unaware that Austin had been granted the honor years before; he believed that Sandberg was the state's first poet laureate.
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.
Marvin Hartley Bell (August 3, 1937 – December 14, 2020) was an American poet and teacher who was the first Poet Laureate of the state of Iowa. [ 1 ] Early life and education