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Poets Laureate Of South Dakota
The Poet Laureate of South Dakota is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of South Dakota. The first poet laureate was appointed in 1937, and a permanent office of poet laureate of South Dakota was created by legislation in 1959. The Governor has the authority to appoint a candidate who has received a recommendation from the South Dakota State Poetry Society. The appointment was indefinite, "during the pleasure of the Governor", until 2015, when the term was set at four years. Past appointees have lifetime ''emeritus'' status. List of Poets Laureate * Charles "Badger" Clark (1937–1957) * Adeline Jenny (1958-1973) * Mabel Frederick (July-October 1973) * Audrae Visser (1974-October 2001) * David Allan Evans (2002–2014, retired) * Lee Ann Roripaugh (2015–2019) * Christine Stewart-Nuñez (2019–2022) * Bruce Roseland (2023-Present) See also * Poet laureate * List of U.S. states' poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the ...
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Poet Laureate
A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) of Arezzo were the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age, respectively in 1315 and 1342. In Britain, the term dates from the appointment of Bernard André by Henry VII of England. The royal office of Poet Laureate in England dates from the appointment of John Dryden in 1668. In modern times a poet laureate title may be conferred by an organization such as the Poetry Foundation, which designates a Young People's Poet Laureate, unconnected with the National Youth Poet Laureate and the United States Poet Laureate. The office is also popular with regional and community groups. Examples include the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate, which is designated by a "Presenting Partners" group from within the community, the Minnesota poet l ...
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South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota people, Dakota Sioux Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes, who comprise a large portion of the population with nine Indian reservation, reservations currently in the state and have historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, seventeenth largest by area, but the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 5th least populous, and the List of U.S. states and territories by population density, 5th least densely populated of the List of U.S. states, 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. They are the 39th and 40th states admitted to the union; Pr ...
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South Dakota State Poetry Society
The South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of South Dakota, affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts state-wide contests, issues poetry publications and organizes periodic workshops and festivals. History The South Dakota State Poetry Society was founded in 1927 by Dr. James C. Lindberg at Northern State University after serving as editor of the college's literary magazine ''Pasque Petals'' the previous year. The organization incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1984, with a mission statement that reads, in part: "To encourage and foster the writing and publication of poetry by South Dakota writers and to promote excellence therein." Activities The SDSPS organizes and supports poetry events and readings around the state, in communities, schools, and prisons, and hosts a website that provides up-to-date information on activities an ...
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