Young People's Poet Laureate

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Young People's Poet Laureate is a position and award that was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006. The position is to promote children's poetry in the United States. [1] The organization changed the name from Children's Poet Laureate to capture a broader range of ages.

Laureates

TermLaureateRef.
2006 – 2008 Jack Prelutsky [2]
2008 – 2011 Mary Ann Hoberman [3] [4]
2011 – 2012 J. Patrick Lewis [5]
2013 – 2015 Kenn Nesbitt [6]
2015 – 2017 Jacqueline Woodson [7] [8]
2017 – 2019 Margarita Engle [9]
2019 – 2021 Naomi Shihab Nye [10]
2022 - 2024 Elizabeth Acevedo [11]
2024 - Carole Boston Weatherford [12]

References

  1. ↑ Paige Bentley-Flannery (May 26, 2017). "Young People's Poet Laureate". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Nomi Schwartz (May 8, 2007). "Children's Poet Laureate Aims to Foster Lifelong Love of Poetry". American Booksellers Association. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mary Ann Hoberman". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mary Ann Hoberman Appointed as Children's Poet Laureate". Pen America. October 8, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Sally Lodge (May 12, 2011). "J Patrick Lewis Named Children's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ Claire Kirch (June 13, 2013). "Kenn Nesbitt Named Children's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Carolyn Kellogg (June 3, 2015). "Jacqueline Woodson Named the new Young People's Poet Laureate". LA Times. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ Natasha Gilmore (June 3, 2015). "Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ Emma Kantor (May 16, 2017). "Margarita Engle Named Young People's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Poetry Foundation Announces 2019". Poetry Foundation. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ Schaub, Michael (2022-09-09). "Elizabeth Acevedo Is Young People's Poet Laureate". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  12. ↑ Italie, Hillel (2024-09-10). "Poet Li-Young Lee receives $100,000 lifetime achievement prize from Poetry Foundation". AP News. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
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