Poet Laureate of Iowa

The poet laureate of Iowa is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Iowa. The position was created July 1, 1999 by Subchapter 303.89 of the Iowa Code with a two-year renewable term. ^[1]

Robert P. Dana was poet laureate in 2004.

List of poets laureate

• Marvin Bell (2000–04) ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Robert Dana (2004–08) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Mary Swander (2009–19) ^{[1] [3] [5]}
• Debra Marquart (2019–23) ^{[1] [3] [6]}
• Vince Gotera (2024–26) ^[7]

See also

• Poetry portal

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

References

1. "Iowa". Library of Congress .
2. Marvin Bell, UI professor and first Iowa Poet Laureate, has died
3. "The Iowa Poet Laureate". Humanities Iowa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "Emeritus professor Dana named Iowa's Poet Laureate". Cornell College News. Mount Vernon, Iowa. September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009.
5. "Mary Swander". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "Poets Laureate Fellows Interview". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
7. "Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints UNI Professor Vince Gotera as Iowa Poet Laureate | inside UNI". insideuni.uni.edu. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-08-28.