Poet Laureate of Montana
The Poet Laureate of Montana is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Montana. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer signed Senate Bill 69 into law in 2005, creating the position.[1]
Henry Real Bird was poet laureate in 2009
| Poet Laureate of Montana | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Mark Gibbons since 2021 | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 2005 |
| First holder | Sandra Alcosser |
List of Poets Laureate
The following have held the position:
- Sandra Alcosser (2005-2007)[1]
- Greg Pape (2007-2009)[1]
- Henry Real Bird (2009-2011)[2]
- Sheryl Noethe (2011-2013)[3]
- Tami Haaland (2013-2015)[1]
- Michael Earl Craig (2015-2017)[1]
- Lowell Jaeger (2017-2019)[1]
- Melissa Kwasny and M.L. Smoker (2019-2021)[4]
- Mark Gibbons (2021)[5]
External links
References
- "Montana". The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Henry Real Bird—Crow Indian, Working Cowboy, Poet Laureate - Montana Pioneer".
- "Missoula writer Sheryl Noethe named Montana poet laureate". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Poets Laureate 2019-2021".
- "Mark Gibbons Named New Montana Poet Laureate".
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