Poet Laureate of Oklahoma
Poet Laureate of Oklahoma | |
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Incumbent since 2023Jay Snider | |
Type | Poet Laureate |
Formation | 1923 |
First holder | Violet McDougal |
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1][2]
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List of Poets Laureate
- Violet McDougal – 1923–1931
- Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940
- Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942
- Della Ione Young – 1943–1944
- Anne Semple – 1944–1945
- Bess Truitt – 1945–1946
- Delbert Davis – 1963–1965
- Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970
- Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977
- Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995
- Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997
- Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998
- Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022
- Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003
- Francine Ringold – 2003–2007
- N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008
- Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010
- Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012
- Nathan Brown – 2013–2014
- Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015
- Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 [3]
- Jay Snider - 2023-2024[4][5][6]
Prior to statehood, Freeman Edwin Miller was considered the Oklahoma Poet Laureate.[7][8]
See also
- Poet laureate
- List of U.S. states' poets laureate
- United States Poet Laureate
- Julie Ann Ward - Poet Laureate of Norman, Oklahoma.
- Don Blanding - 1937 Poet laureate of Enid, Oklahoma.[9]
References
- ^ "Oklahoma – State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". Loc.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Poets Laureate – The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Okhistory.org. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Oklahoma Arts Council: Oklahoma State Poet Laureate". Arts.ok.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Watts, James D (21 December 2022). "Rancher-writer named state Poet Laureate". Tulsa World. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Briones, Alejandra (28 December 2022). "Recently appointed Oklahoma poet laureate discusses new role". KOCO. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Cyril's Jay Snider appointed as 2023-24 Oklahoma State Poet Laureate". Marlow Review. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma's Poet Laureate, Lauriger Freeman Miller will recite ode at World's Fair". The Guthrie Daily Leader. 3 September 1904. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Poet Laureate in Court Case". The Daily Oklahoman. 19 November 1907. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Carnegie Library Notes". The Enid Morning News. 23 May 1937. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
- Oklahoma Poet Laureate at Library of Congress
- Poet Laureate at Oklahoma Arts Council
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- Violet McDougal (1923–1931)
- Paul Kroeger (1931–1940)
- Jennie Harris Oliver (1940–1942)
- Della Ione Young (1943–1944)
- Anne Semple (1944–1945)
- Bess Truitt (1945–1946)
- Delbert Davis (1963–1965)
- Rudolph N. Hill (1966–1970)
- Leslie A. McRill (1970–1977)
- Maggie Culver Fry (1977–1995)
- Carol Hamilton (1995–1997)
- Betty Lou Shipley (1997–1998)
- Joe Kreger (1998–2001, 2021-2022)
- Carl Sennhenn (2001–2003)
- Francine Ringold (2003–2007)
- N. Scott Momaday (2007–2008)
- James Weaver McDown Barnes (2009–2010)
- Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012)
- Nathan Brown (2013–2014)
- Benjamin Myers (2014–2015)
- Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (2017–2018)
- Jay Snider (2023-2024)
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