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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Arkansas - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "AR Poet Laureate Home Page". Arkansaspoetlaureate.com. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Poets Laureate of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
