The Poet Laureate of Louisiana is the
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 ...
for the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
. Poets Laureate are selected by the governor for two years and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities manages the program.
List of Poets Laureate
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Emma Wilson Emery (1942–1970)
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Ethel Green Russell (1970–1973)
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George William Noel Cooper (1973–1976)
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Henry Thomas Voltz (1976–1980)
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Jean McGivney Boese
Jean may refer to:
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(1980–1988)
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Pinkie Gordon Lane (1988–1992)
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Sylvia Davison Lott Buckley (1992–1996)
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Jean McGivney Boese
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jea ...
(1996–2004)
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Brenda Marie Osbey
Brenda Marie Osbey (born December 12, 1957 in New Orleans) is an American poet. She served as the Poet Laureate of Louisiana from 2005 to 2007.
Life
She graduated from Dillard University, Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III, and from the Un ...
(2005–2007)
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Darrell Bourque (2007–2008; 2009–2011)
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Julie Kane
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Julie Kane (born July 20, 1952 in Boston) is a contemporary American poet, scholar, and editor and was the Louisiana Poet Laureate for the 2011–2013 ter ...
(2011–2013)
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Ava Leavell Haymon (2013–2015)
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Peter Cooley
Peter Cooley (born November 19, 1940) is an American poet and Professor of English in the Department of English at Tulane University. He also directs Tulane's Creative Writing Program. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he holds degrees from Shimer Colle ...
(2015–2017)
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Jack Bedell (2017–2019)
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John Warner Smith (2019–2021)
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Mona Lisa Saloy (2021–2023)
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Alison Pelegrin (2023–Present)
References
Louisiana culture
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