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]
List of Poets Laureate
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Iowa". Library of Congress.
- ^ Marvin Bell, UI professor and first Iowa Poet Laureate, has died
- ^ a b c d "The Iowa Poet Laureate". Humanities Iowa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mary Swander". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Poets Laureate Fellows Interview". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints UNI Professor Vince Gotera as Iowa Poet Laureate | inside UNI". insideuni.uni.edu. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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