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]

  • James Thomas “Cotton” Noe (1926)
  • Edward G. Hill (1928)
  • Louise Phillips (1942)
  • Edwin Carlisle Litsey (1954)
  • Jesse Hilton Stuart (1954)
  • Lowell Allen Williams (1956)
  • Lillie D. Chaffin (1974)
  • Senator Tom Mobley (1976)
  • Agnes O’Rear (1978)
  • Soc Clay (1984)
  • Lee Pennington (1984)
  • Paul Salyers (1984)
  • Dale Faughn (1986)
  • Jim Wayne Miller (1986)
  • Henry E. Pilkenton (1986)
  • James H. Patton Jr. (1990)
  • James Still (1995–1996)
  • Joy Bale Boone (1997–1998)
  • Richard Taylor (1999–2000)
  • James Baker Hall (2001–2002)
  • Joe Survant (2003–2004)
  • Sena Jeter Naslund (2005–2006)
  • Jane Gentry Vance (2007–2008)
  • Gurney Norman (2009–2010)
  • Maureen Morehead (2011–2012)
  • Frank X Walker (2013–2014)
  • George Ella Lyon (2015–2016)
  • Frederick Smock (2017–2018)
  • Jeff Worley (2019–2020)
  • Crystal Wilkinson (2021–2022)
  • Silas House (2023)

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.

See also

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


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