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States appoint poets laureate expand across the nation
The piece notes 17 states have designated poets laureate in 1974, up from prior counts, with Florida and Nebraska seeking candidates. It profiles laureates in Georgia, Maryland, Illinois, New Hampshire, Alaska, Kentucky, Oregon and others, detailing pay, duties, and shifting perceptions of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
John Lewis
Carter
Council of State Governments
Florida
Nebraska
Lucille Clifton
Maryland
Illinois
Carl Sandburg
Gwendolyn Brooks
Annie
Sheila Nickerson
Alaska
Alaska State Library
Juneau
Ms. Nickerson
Clifton
Brooks
Kentucky
Jesse Hilton Stuart
Lilli Chaffin
Agnes O’rear
William Edgar Stafford
Oregon
My Eart
William Young Elliott
Alabama
Henry Thomas Voltz
Louisiana
Louise McNeill
West Virginia
E. Jean Lanyon
Delaware
James Larkin, Pearson
North Carolina
Henry R. Martinson
Lydia 0. Jackson
North Dakota
Maggie Culver Fry
Oklahoma
Lily Peter
Arkansas
Dorothy B. Elfstrom
Texas
Pek Gunn
Tennessee
Dr. Lewis
Stafford