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As of 1996, the procedure was changed [2] and most recently codified in 1998 in Virginia Code, Sec. 7.1–43, as follows: [1] 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.
Executive Director, Poetry Society of Virginia (2007-2013) [45] Poetry in the Schools Director, Poetry Society of Virginia (2001-2006) Poetry Editor with Jane Ellen Glasser, Issue #1, Lady Jane's Miscellany, San Francisco Bay Press; Board of Directors, Yates House Fine Art and Craft Gallery (2006–2008)
Poet Laureate of Virginia: Website; Sofia Starnes: Sofia Starnes was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2012 to 2014. [1] References
The Poetry Society of Virginia formed in May 1923. [46] According to their mission statement they "seek to promote the writing and enjoyment of poetry through a wide range of programs and monthly events, offered in seven regions across Virginia". [ 47 ]
Appointments from 1942 until 1992 were for one year, with many reappointed for multiple terms. In 1992, the term was increased to two years. Since 1998 appointments are made from list of nominees presented by the Poetry Society of Virginia, established at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1923. [181]
She spent over a decade at the University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as an English professor and the Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry. [18] In 2013, Emerson joined the creative writing faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where she taught until her death in 2014 from colon cancer at age 57.
He is a regular poetry reviewer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. [2] Smith is a former president of the Poetry Society of Virginia, and is a trustee for the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. He sits on the board of directors for James River Writers. [2] From 2014 to 2016, he was Poet Laureate of Virginia. [3]
Awad published four books of poetry and his poems have been included in many anthologies and literary journals, including Commonweal, Parnassus, The Kansas Quarterly, The William and Mary Review, and The Poet's Domain. He was a member and eventual president of the Poetry Society of Virginia and awarded their Edgar Allan Poe Prize.