Poet Laureate of Arkansas

The Poet Laureate of Arkansas is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Arkansas.^[1][2][3] Charles T. Davis was the first until his death on December 21, 1945.^[1] The current Poet Laureate of Arkansas is Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, who was appointed to a four-year term in 2022.^[4]

List of Poets Laureate

• Charles T. Davis (1923-1945)^[1][3]
• Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni (1953-1970)^[1][3]
• Ercil Brown (interim appointee, 1970-1971)^[1][3]
• Lily Peter (1971-1991)^[1][3]
• Verna Lee Hinegardner (1991-2003)^[1][3]
• Peggy Vining (2003-2017)^[1][3]
• Jo Garret McDougall (2018-2022)^[1][3]
• Suzanne Underwood Rhodes (2022-present)^[4]

See also

• Poet laureate
• List of U.S. states' poets laureate
• United States Poet Laureate

References

1. "Arkansas - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. "AR Poet Laureate Home Page". Arkansaspoetlaureate.com. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
3. "Poets Laureate of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
4. Wallace, April (15 May 2022). "HIGH PROFILE: Poet Laureate Suzanne Rhodes plans to use love of writing to influence other young poets in Arkansas". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 1 August 2022.