Poet Laureate of Illinois explained
The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Illinois. The state's first three Poets Laureate were named at the initiative of individual governors. In 2003 the title was made into a four-year renewable award.[1]
List of Poets Laureate
| Poet laureate | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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1 | | 1936–1962 | | [2] |
2 | | 1962–1967 | | [3] |
3 | | 1968–2000 | | [4] [5] |
4 | | 2003–2017 | | [6] |
- | | 2020 | | Honorary title given posthumously.[7] [8] |
5 | | 2020–Present | | [9] [10] [11] [12] | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Illinois - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress). loc.gov. August 21, 2019.
- Web site: Howard Austin - Bio . 2020 . Illinois Poet Laureate . . 12 December 2020 .
- Web site: Carl Sandburg - Bio . 2020 . Illinois Poet Laureate . . 12 December 2020 .
- Web site: Writing with rhyme and reason . Kantzavelos . Maria . 8 June 2001 . . . 12 December 2020.
- Web site: Gwendolyn Brooks - Bio . 2020 . Illinois Poet Laureate . . 12 December 2020 .
- Web site: Kevin Stein Biography . 2020 . Illinois Poet Laureate . . 12 December 2020 .
- John Prine Named Illinois' First Honorary Poet Laureate . Kreps . Daniel . 1 July 2020 . . . 12 December 2020.
- Web site: Gov. Pritzker Announces 2020 Illinois Poet Laureate Search Committee: John Prine Bestowed Honorary Illinois Poet Laureate Designation . 30 June 2020 . Illinois.gov . Office of the Governor . 12 December 2020.
- Web site: Angela Jackson to Serve as Fifth Illinois Poet Laureate . www2.illinois.gov . State of Illinois . 12 December 2020.
- Web site: Ms. Jackson's Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730030232/https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/poetlaureate/Pages/Ms.-Jackson's-Biography.aspx . 30 Jul 2021 . 2020 . Illinois Poet Laureate . . 12 December 2020 .
- News: Belman . Felice . 2020-12-03 . In a Dark Season, We Went Looking for Poetry . en-US . The New York Times . 2021-12-30 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Poet Laureate Angela Jackson – IL Humanities . 2021-12-30 . Illinois Humanities.