Poet Laureate of Georgia (U.S. state) explained

Post:	Poet Laureate
Body:	Georgia
Incumbent:	Chelsea Rathburn
Incumbentsince:	2019
Type:	Poet Laureate
Formation:	1925
First:	Frank Lebby Stanton

The Poet Laureate of Georgia is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Georgia. The position was created in 1925 by proclamation of the governor. The position was codified with the Georgia Council for the Arts providing a list of three nominees for the governor's selection at the start of term.

List of Poets laureate

The following have held the position:

• Frank Lebby Stanton (1925–1927)
• Ernest Neal (1927–1943)
• Wightman F. Melton (1943–1944)
• Oliver F. Reeves (1944–1963)
• Agnes C. Bramblett (1963–1973)
• Conrad Aiken (1973)
• John R. Lewis, Jr. (1974–1997)
• Bettie Mixon Sellers (1997–2000)
• David Bottoms (2000–2012)
• Judson Mitcham (2012–2019)
• Chelsea Rathburn (2019–present)

See also

• List of U.S. states' poets laureate
• United States Poet Laureate

External links

• Chelsea Rathburn (incumbent)
• Poets Laureate of Georgia at the Library of Congress