Poet Laureate of Idaho

The poet laureate of Idaho or writer in residence is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Idaho. After 1982 the title was changed to writer in residence. ^[1]

List of poets laureate

• Irene Welch Grissom (1923-1948) ^{[1] [2]}
• Sudie Stuart Hager (1949-1982) ^{[1] [2]}

Irene Welch Grissom was the first poet laureate of Idaho

List of writers in residence

• Ron McFarland (1984-1985) ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Robert Wrigley (1986-1987) ^{[1] [2] [4]}
• Eberle Umbach (1988-1989) ^{[1] [2]}
• Neidy Messer (1990-1991) ^{[1] [2]}
• Daryl Jones (1992-1993) ^{[1] [2]}
• Clay Morgan (1994-1995) ^{[1] [2]}
• Lance Olsen (1996-1998) ^{[1] [2]}
• Bill Johnson (1999-2000) ^{[1] [2]}
• Jim Irons (2001-2004) ^{[1] [2]}
• Kim Barnes (2004-2006) ^{[1] [2]}
• Anthony Doerr (2007-2010) ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}
• Brady Udall (2010-2013) ^{[1] [2]}
• Diane Raptosh (2013-2016) ^{[1] [2] [7]}
• Christian Winn (2016-2019) ^{[1] [2]}
• Malia Collins (2019-2021) ^{[1] [2] [8]}
• CMarie Fuhrman (2021–2023) ^{[1] [2] [9]}
• Kerri Webster (2023– ) ^[10]

External links

• Poets Laureate of Idaho at the Library of Congress

See also

• Poetry portal

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

References

1. "Idaho". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. "Writer in Residence". Arts Idaho. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. "Ron McFarland". University of Idaho. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "Robert Wrigley". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. "ICA". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
6. "Anthony Doerr Is A Recognized (And Slightly Wealthier) Fellow". Boise Weekly. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
7. "Diane Raptosh". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
8. "COLLINS NAMED IDAHO WRITER IN RESIDENCE". College of Western Idaho. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. "CMarie Fuhrman". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
10. "Kerri Webster". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2024-08-28.