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

  • iconPoetry portal

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "AR Poet Laureate Home Page". Arkansaspoetlaureate.com. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Poets Laureate of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
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  • Charles T. Davis (1923-1945)
  • Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni (1953-1970)
  • Ercil Brown (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)


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