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Sep 18, 2025 - Vermont has a rich poetic tradition and throughout its history has produced numerous nationally recognized poets, so stated the 77th Governor of Vermont...

The City of Lacey could fund its poet laureate position with up to $5,500 annually under a policy the Commission on Equity recommended ...

Mar 26, 2025 - Austin names Zell Miller III, spoken-world poet, theater artist and literacy advocate, first poet laureate

The City University of New York today unveiled “Dear CUNY,” a video featuring a poem written by the 2024-25 National Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco,...

Feb 11, 2025 - Dayton Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims announced poet and educator Sierra Leone as the City of Dayton’s first Poet Laureate this morning at the Paul Laurence Dunbar...

Oct 12, 2021 - J.K. Rowling will join Simon Armitage on his BBC Radio 4 programme, The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed on Saturday 24th July at 7.15pm. In the shed, J.K....

Nov 25, 2025 - We recently relaunched San Francisco’s Youth Poet Laureate program in collaboration with Youth Speaks, the San Francisco Public Library, and Mayor Daniel Lu...

By Tom Travis The American Academy of Poets has chosen Flint’s Poet Laureate, Semaj Brown, as one of 2021 Poet Laureate Fellows. Brown was chosen along...

Aug 8, 2025 - The Poet Laureate of Kansas promotes the arts as a public resource for all Kansans. Traci Brimhall will present readings and discussions about poetry in...

Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' 50th Celebrated By UK Poet Laureate was a top 25 story of October 2025 in our look back at the Year In Rock

Nov 25, 2025 - The Irishman had a rare ability to write about mood and place, to capture the rawness of what it is to be alive

South Carolina has been without a state poet laureate since Marjory Wentworth’s resignation from the position in 2020, and despite public pressure, Gov....

Apr 17, 2025 - Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced Thursday, April 17, that Oppong-Yeboah will be the city’s fourth poet laureate....

Braving criticism and personal exposure, Evelina Gneydilova published a book of poetry for her 10th-grade personal project.

Aug 12, 2025 - The first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts is a new, honorary position intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state.

The Iowa Poet Laureate is an honorary appointment by the Governor of Iowa intended to recognize the importance of poetry in Iowans’ everyday lives.

Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray will serve as the 2025 Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana.

Joy Harjo’s new book is a guide to find our way during transformation.

Carol Ann Duffy, Professor of Contemporary Poetry, to Present Poetry Reading, Discussion DELAWARE, Ohio – Poems, says Carol Ann Duffy, poet laureate...

Nov 20, 2025 - City of Asylum established the first Poet Laureate Program for Allegheny County with support from RAD. Meet current and past laureates.

Oct 22, 2025 - What We Do We manage the Poet Laureate selection process, leverage a network of literary professionals to fuel submittals, and promote Poet Laureate projects...

May 9, 2025 - NYC high school student Vanessa Y. Niu was named the New York State Youth Poet Laureate.

In her new book, Ashley M. Jones builds a monument for her late father, Alabama, and Black people in America.

The Texas State Legislature has appointed award-winning poet and University of Houston English professor Kevin Prufer as the Texas State Poet Laureate for...

Sep 5, 2024 - The Calgary Poet Laureate is intended to be an artistic ambassador for Calgary, presenting at civic events, and producing literary work that reflects our city...

As the nation’s official poet, the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater...

Apr 16, 2025 - Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders...

Sep 15, 2025 - The Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026.

Mar 20, 2025 - The Arizona Poet Laureate is a Governor’s appointee whose purpose is to champion the art of American poetry, inspire an emerging generation of literary...

Nov 4, 2025 - His fans love his humour, his cheerful self-deprecation, his gritty gentleness, his ability to make sense of the brittleness of the world