The Poet Laureate of Arkansas is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Arkansas. Charles T. Davis was the first until his death on December 21, 1945. The current Poet Laureate of Arkansas is Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, who was appointed to a four-year term in 2022.
List of Poets Laureate
- Charles T. Davis (1923-1945)
- Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni (1953-1970)
- Ercil Brown (interim appointee, 1970-1971)
- Lily Peter (1971-1991)
- Verna Lee Hinegardner (1991-2003)
- Peggy Vining (2003-2017)
- Jo Garret McDougall (2018-2022)
- Suzanne Underwood Rhodes (2022-present)
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Poets Laureate of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
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