Poet Laureate of Utah

Poet Laureate of Utah
Incumbent Lisa Bickmore since 2022
Type	Poet Laureate
Formation	1997
First holder	David Lee

The Poet Laureate of Utah is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah State Poet Laureate Program was established in 1997. As a joint project of the Governor's Office and the Utah Arts Council Literature Program, the Governor appoints the Utah Poet Laureate for a five-year term.^[1][2]

List of Poets Laureate

• David Lee (1997–2003)^[2]
• Ken Brewer (2003–2006)^[2]
• Katharine Coles (2006–2012)^[2]
• Lance Larsen (2012 – 2017)^[2]
• Paisley Rekdal (2017–2022)^[2][3]
• Lisa Bickmore (2022–present)^[1]

See also

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

References

1. Utah Poet Laureate, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, retrieved 2020-02-24
2. "Utah", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2020-02-24
3. "U. English professor named Utah poet laureate". Deseret News. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

External links

• Poets Laureate of Utah at the Library of Congress
• Utah Division of Arts & Museums Poet Laureate Page