The Poet Laureate of Nevada is the
poet laureate for the
U.S. state of
Nevada.
List of Poets Laureate
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Luther B. Scherer
Luther Bacon Scherer (March 27, 1879 – August 19, 1957) was an American businessman, real estate investor and poet.
Scherer was an investor in gambling saloons in Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He was a co-founder of the Pioneer Clu ...
, appointed in 1950.
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Mildred Breedlove, appointed July 15, 1957
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Norman Kaye, 1967–April 2007
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Gailmarie Pahmeier September 2021 through August 2023
Poet Laureate Emeritus
* Norman Kaye, April 2007–September 2012
See also
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Poets laureate of U.S. states
Many of the states in the United States have established the post of poet laureate to which a prominent poet residing in the respective state is appointed. The responsibilities of the state poets laureate are similar to those of the Poet Laureat ...
Notes
External links
* http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20041108/Opinion/111080006
* http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-11-26/news/0411260247_1_poet-laureate-mary-kaye-trio-poem
* http://www.unr.edu/nwhp/bios/women/breedlov.htm
* http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/nov/02/new-poet-laureate-sought-for-nevada/
Nevada culture
American Poets Laureate
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