California Poet Laureate

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Ina Coolbrith was the first poet laureate. Ina Coolbrith portrait with signature.jpg
Ina Coolbrith was the first poet laureate.

The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the state of California. In 2001, Governor Gray Davis created the official position. Each poet laureate for the State of California is appointed by the Governor of California for a term of two years and must be confirmed by the senate. Previous to Governor Davis' action in creating the position, the title was unofficial and the position was held for life. The program is run by the California Arts Council.

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Poets laureate

Grave marker in Inglewood Park Cemetery for Gordon W. Norris Grave marker of California poet laureate Gordon W. Norris.jpg
Grave marker in Inglewood Park Cemetery for Gordon W. Norris
Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of California and later of the United States JuanFelipeHerrera UCDC.jpg
Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of California and later of the United States

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References

  1. ↑ California State Government. "California Arts Council". California State Poet Laureate. California State Government. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Past Laureates". California Poet Laureate. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Juan Felipe Herrera Named California Poet Laureate UCR Today, March 21, 2012
  4. ↑ "To rhyme's no crime, says poet Dana Gioia". March 22, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hitting the Road With California's Poet Laureate". July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate". California Arts Council. Retrieved January 12, 2023.


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