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The poet laureate presents an annual lecture and reading of their poetry and usually introduces poets at the Library's poetry series, the oldest in the Washington area and among the oldest in the United States. This annual series of public poetry and fiction readings, lectures, symposia, and occasional dramatic performances began in the 1940s.
Donald Andrew Hall Jr.[ 1 ] (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of over 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Hall was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard University, and ...
In office 2019–2022. Preceded by. Tracy K. Smith. Succeeded by. Ada Limón. Joy Harjo (/ ˈhɑːrdʒoʊ / HAR-joh; born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author. She served as the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that honor. She was also only the second Poet Laureate Consultant in ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey was U.S. Poet Laureate (2012–2014) and Poet Laureate of Mississippi (2012–2016).. Many of the states in the United States have established the post of poet laureate to which a prominent poet residing in the respective state is appointed.
Website. www.theamandagorman.com. Amanda S. C. Gorman[ 1 ] (born March 7, 1998) [ 2 ] is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
Poetry. Spouse. Lucas Marquardt. Ada Limón(born March 28, 1976) is an American poet.[1] On July 12, 2022, she was named the 24th Poet Laureateof the United States by the Librarian of Congress. [2][3][4]This made her the first Latinato be Poet Laureate of the United States.[5] She is married to Lucas Marquardt.
Billy Collins. William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. [1] He was a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, retiring in 2016. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library (1992) and ...
Ted Kooser. Theodore J. Kooser (born 25 April 1939) [1] is an American poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. He served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004 to 2006. [2] Kooser was one of the first poets laureate selected from the Great Plains, [3] and is known for his conversational style of ...