The Poet Laureate of Maine is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Maine. The Maine State Poet Laureate is appointed by the governor for a 5 year term, and the program is managed by the Maine Arts Commission.[1][2] The program was established in 1995 via Maine Public Law 1995, Chapter 264 and codified via Maine Revised Statutes, Title 27, Chapter 15, Subchapter 2.[1][2]
List of Poets Laureate
edit- Kate Barnes (1996-1999)[1][2]
- Baron Wormser (2000-2005)[1][2]
- Betsy Sholl (2006-2011)[1][2]
- Wesley McNair (2011-2016)[1][2][3]
- Stuart Kestenbaum (2016-2021)[1][2]
- Julia Bouwsma (2021-present)[1][2]
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