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Poets Laureate of Colorado)
| Poet Laureate of Colorado | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Bobby LeFebre since 2019 | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 1919 |
| First holder | Alice Polk Hill |
The Poet Laureate of Colorado is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Colorado. Colorado Poets Laureate are appointed to four-year terms. They are nominated by Colorado Creative Industries and Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book, and chosen by the Governor. [1] The State of Colorado also appointed singer/songwriter John Denver in 1974. [2]
List of Poets Laureate
The following have held the position: [3] [4]
- Alice Polk Hill (1919-1921)
- Nellie Burget Miller (1923-1952)
- Margaret Clyde Robinson (1952-1954)
- Milford E. Shields (1954-1975)
- Thomas Hornsby Ferril (1979-1988)
- Mary Crow (1996-2010)
- David Mason (2010-2014)
- Joseph Hutchison (2014-2019)
- Bobby LeFebre (2019-2023)
- Andrea Gibson (2023-present) [5]
External links
See also
References
- ^ "Colorado Poet Laureate". Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "John Denver". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Colorado Poet Laureate". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Governor Polis Announces Colorado Author as New Poet Laureate". Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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