Poet Laureate of Oklahoma
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1][2]
Anne Ruth Semple was poet laureate in 1945.
Nathan Brown was poet laureate 2013.
| Poet Laureate of Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Joe Kreger since 2021 | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 1923 |
| First holder | Violet McDougal |
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]
See also
- Poet laureate
- List of U.S. states' poets laureate
- United States Poet Laureate
- Julie Ann Ward - Poet Laureate of Norman, Oklahoma.
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.
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