Poet Laureate of Colorado

Poet Laureate of Colorado
Incumbent Vacant
Type	Poet Laureate
Formation	1919
First holder	Alice Polk Hill

The poet laureate of Colorado is the official poet of the U.S. state of Colorado. Colorado poets laureate are appointed to four-year terms. They are nominated by Colorado Creative Industries and Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book, and chosen by the governor. ^[1] The State of Colorado also appointed singer/songwriter John Denver in 1974. ^[2]

Alice Polk Hill was the first poet laureate.

List of poets laureate

The following have held the position: ^{[3] [4]}

• Alice Polk Hill (1919–1921)
• Nellie Burget Miller (1923–1952)
• Margaret Clyde Robertson (1952–1954)
• Milford E. Shields (1954–1975)
• Thomas Hornsby Ferril (1979–1988)
• Mary Crow (1996–2010)
• David Mason (2010–2014)
• Joseph Hutchison (2014–2019)
• Bobby LeFebre (2019–2023)
• Andrea Gibson (2023–2025) ^[5]

Anthology

In 2025, the University Press of Colorado will publish an anthology of poetry from all of the poets who have held the title of Colorado Poet Laureate. The book is titled Begin Where You Are: The Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology. ^[6]

External links

• Poets Laureate of Colorado at the Library of Congress
• Poet Laureate at Colorado Humanities

See also

• Poetry portal

• Poet laureate
• List of U.S. state poets laureate
• United States Poet Laureate

References

1. "Colorado Poet Laureate". Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "John Denver". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
3. "Colorado - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
4. "Colorado Poet Laureate". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. "Governor Polis Announces Colorado Author as New Poet Laureate". Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
6. "Support Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology". ColoradoGives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.