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The position was modeled on the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Begun in 1937, and formerly known as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the present title was devised and authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985. Appointed by the Librarian of Congress, the poet laureate's office is administered by the Center for the Book ...
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.
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]
The first Native American and first Oklahoman to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, Harjo, 73, was honored during a private ceremony at the White House, as part of a group of more than 35 distinguished ...
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Tongo Eisen-Martin was born in 1980 [citation needed] in San Francisco, California [4] to a revolutionary mother [5] Arlene Eisen. [6] [7] His parents named him after Josiah Tongogara. [8]
Educator, author and UGA graduate Mikhayla Robinson Smith was announced as Poet Laureate of Athens.
Poets Laureate of the United States include Ada Limón, Joy Harjo, Tracy K. Smith and Juan Felipe Herrera. Amanda Gorman was the United States's first National Youth Poet Laureate appointed in 2017. [367] A number of American state legislatures have also created an office of poet laureate. The holders may be locally or nationally prominent.