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Poet Laureate of Kentucky

Poet Laureate of Kentucky is a title awarded to a Kentucky poet by the state's Art Council. In 2013, the position was occupied by Frank X Walker, the first African-American to be so honored.[1][2]

The Poet Laureate position was established 1926 by an act of the Kentucky General Assembly. James T. Cotton Noe was the first laureate. Originally appointed to lifetime terms, following 1990 legislation laureates have been appointed by the governor to two-year terms.[3]

List of Poets Laureate

Gurney Norman was poet laureate in 2009.
Frank X Walker was poet laureate in 2013.

Poets laureate of Kentucky include:[3][4][5]

# Poet laureate Term began Term ended Appointed by Notes
1 James Thomas "Cotton" Noe March 1926 9 November 1953 (death) legislature [6][7]
2 Edward G. Hill 1 October 1928 8 November 1937 (death) legislature [6][7]
3 Louise Scott Phillips 1945 1983 (death) legislature [6][7]
4 Edwin Carlisle Litsey 1954 3 February 1970 (death) legislature [6][7]
5 Jesse Hilton Stuart 1954 1984 (death) legislature [6][7]
6 Lowell Allen Williams 1956 – legislature [6][7]
7 Lillie D. Chaffin 1974 – legislature [6][7]
8 Tom Mobley 1976 – legislature [6][7]
9 Agnes O'Rear 7 March 1978 1990 (death) legislature [6][7]
10 Clarence "Soc" Clay 1984 – legislature [6][7]
11 Lee Pennington 1984 – legislature [6][7]
12 Paul Salyers 1984 – legislature [6][7]
13 Dale Faughn 1986 – legislature [6][7]
14 Jim Wayne Miller 1986 – legislature [6][7]
15 Henry E. Pilkenton 1986 – legislature [6][7]
16 James H. Patton, Jr. 1990 – legislature [6][7]
17 James Still 1995 1996 – [6][7]
18 Joy Bale Boone 1997 1998 – [6][7]
19 Richard Taylor 1999 2000 – [6][7]
20 James Baker Hall 2001 2002 – [6][7]
21 Joe Survant 2003 2004 – [6][7]
22 Sena Jeter Naslund 2005 2006 – [6][7]
23 Jane Gentry Vance 2007 2008 – [6][7]
24 Gurney Norman 2009 2010 – [6][7]
25 Maureen Morehead 2011 2012 – [6][7]
26 Frank X Walker January 2013 2014 – [6][7]

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27 George Ella Lyon 2015 2016 – [6][7]
28 Frederick Smock May 1, 2017 2018 [10]
29 Jeff Worley 2019 2020 Matt Bevin [11]
30 Crystal Wilkinson 2021 2022 [12][13]
31 Silas House 2023 Andy Beshear [14]

References

  1. ^ "Frank X Walker new Ky. poet laureate". Lexington Herald-Leader. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ^ Kramer, Elizabeth (14 February 2013). "Frank X Walker named Kentucky's first African-American poet laureate". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Kentucky Poet Laureate". Library of Congress: Researchers. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Kentucky Poets Laureate". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Kentucky Poet Laureate History". Kentucky Arts Council. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Cite error: The named reference KAChistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Kentucky. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Frank X Walker new Ky. poet laureate" Lexington Herald-Leader, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  9. ^ Kramer, Elizabeth. "Frank X Walker named Kentucky's first African-American poet laureate", The Courier-Journal, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  10. ^ Havens, Sara (July 23, 2017), "Kentucky Poet Laureate Frederick Smock wants to help rekindle your joy for poetry", Insider Louisville, retrieved 13 July 2019
  11. ^ "KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Kentucky Poet Laureate, Crystal Wilkinson". artscouncil.ky.gov.
  12. ^ "Crystal Wilkinson Kentucky Poet Laureate 2021-2022". artscouncil.ky.gov. Kentucky Arts Council. March 26, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Collins, Dan (April 15, 2021). "Crystal Wilkinson Appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate". www.wuky.org. WUKY. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Kentucky Poet Laureate, Silas House". artscouncil.ky.gov.

See also

  • Sparks, Betty J., Poets Laureate of Kentucky Wind Publications. 2004. ISBN 9781893239203


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