Poet Laureate of Kentucky

Poet Laureate of Kentucky is a title awarded to a Kentucky poet by the state's Art Council. In 2013, the position was occupied by Frank X Walker, the first African-American to be so honored. ^{[1] [2]}

The Poet Laureate position was established 1926 by an act of the Kentucky General Assembly. James T. Cotton Noe was the first laureate. Originally appointed to lifetime terms, following 1990 legislation laureates have been appointed by the governor to two-year terms. ^[3]

List of Poets Laureate

Gurney Norman was poet laureate in 2009.

Frank X Walker was poet laureate in 2013.

Poets laureate of Kentucky include: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

#	Poet laureate	Term began	Term ended	Appointed by	Notes
1	James Thomas "Cotton" Noe	March 1926	9 November 1953 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
2	Edward G. Hill	1 October 1928	8 November 1937 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
3	Louise Scott Phillips	1945	1983 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
4	Edwin Carlisle Litsey	1954	3 February 1970 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
5	Jesse Hilton Stuart	1954	1984 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
6	Lowell Allen Williams	1956	–	legislature	[6] [7]
7	Lillie D. Chaffin	1974	–	legislature	[6] [7]
8	Tom Mobley	1976	–	legislature	[6] [7]
9	Agnes O'Rear	7 March 1978	1990 (death)	legislature	[6] [7]
10	Clarence "Soc" Clay	1984	–	legislature	[6] [7]
11	Lee Pennington	1984	–	legislature	[6] [7]
12	Paul Salyers	1984	–	legislature	[6] [7]
13	Dale Faughn	1986	–	legislature	[6] [7]
14	Jim Wayne Miller	1986	–	legislature	[6] [7]
15	Henry E. Pilkenton	1986	–	legislature	[6] [7]
16	James H. Patton, Jr.	1990	–	legislature	[6] [7]
17	James Still	1995	1996	–	[6] [7]
18	Joy Bale Boone	1997	1998	–	[6] [7]
19	Richard Taylor	1999	2000	–	[6] [7]
20	James Baker Hall	2001	2002	–	[6] [7]
21	Joe Survant	2003	2004	–	[6] [7]
22	Sena Jeter Naslund	2005	2006	–	[6] [7]
23	Jane Gentry Vance	2007	2008	–	[6] [7]
24	Gurney Norman	2009	2010	–	[6] [7]
25	Maureen Morehead	2011	2012	–	[6] [7]
26	Frank X Walker	January 2013	2014	–	[6] [7] [8] [9]
27	George Ella Lyon	2015	2016	–	[6] [7]
28	Frederick Smock	May 1, 2017	2018		[10]
29	Jeff Worley	2019	2020	Matt Bevin	[11]
30	Crystal Wilkinson	2021	2022		[12] [13]
31	Silas House	2023		Andy Beshear	[14]

References

1. "Frank X Walker new Ky. poet laureate". Lexington Herald-Leader . 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
2. Kramer, Elizabeth (14 February 2013). "Frank X Walker named Kentucky's first African-American poet laureate". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. "Kentucky Poet Laureate". Library of Congress: Researchers. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
4. "Kentucky Poets Laureate". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
5. "Kentucky Poet Laureate History". Kentucky Arts Council. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
7. Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Kentucky. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
8. "Frank X Walker new Ky. poet laureate" Lexington Herald-Leader, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
9. Kramer, Elizabeth. "Frank X Walker named Kentucky's first African-American poet laureate", The Courier-Journal, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
10. Havens, Sara (July 23, 2017), "Kentucky Poet Laureate Frederick Smock wants to help rekindle your joy for poetry", Insider Louisville, retrieved 13 July 2019
11. "KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Kentucky Poet Laureate, Crystal Wilkinson". artscouncil.ky.gov.
12. "Crystal Wilkinson Kentucky Poet Laureate 2021-2022". artscouncil.ky.gov. Kentucky Arts Council. March 26, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
13. Collins, Dan (April 15, 2021). "Crystal Wilkinson Appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate". www.wuky.org. WUKY. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
14. "KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Kentucky Poet Laureate, Silas House". artscouncil.ky.gov.

External links

• Library of Congress list of Kentucky Poets Laureate

See also

• Poetry portal

• Sparks, Betty J., Poets Laureate of Kentucky Wind Publications. 2004. ISBN   9781893239203