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7.1-43. Poet laureate. The honorary position of Poet Laureate of Virginia is hereby created. Beginning in 1998, the Governor may appoint a poet laureate from a list of nominees submitted by the Poetry Society of Virginia. Each poet laureate shall serve a term of two years with no restrictions on reappointment. (1997, c. 299.) [1]
Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda [1] (born 1946) was named Poet Laureate of Virginia [2] by the Governor, Tim Kaine, on June 26, 2006.She succeeded Rita Dove and served in this position from June 2006 – July 2008.
Poets Laureate of Florida are appointed by the governor and the Division of Arts and Culture. [63] They first served lifetime, unpaid appointments, until June 20, 2014, when HB 513 established a four-year term. [64] The first poet laureate of Florida was Franklin L. Wood, [65] appointed in 1929 and died soon after assuming office. [64]
In July 2020, then Governor Ralph Northam appointed Luisa A. Igloria the 20th Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2020–22); she is the 4th poet of color to receive this distinction. The Academy of American Poets awarded her 1 of 23 Poet Laureate Fellowships in 2021.
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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.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) filed paperwork this week to run for governor next year in the state. Sears’s paperwork was accepted Wednesday by Virginia’s Department of Elections ...