Poet Laureate of West Virginia explained

Post:	Poet Laureate
Body:	West Virginia
Incumbent:	Marc Harshman
Incumbentsince:	2012
Type:	Poet Laureate
Formation:	1927
First:	Karl Myers

The Poet Laureate of West Virginia is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of West Virginia. West Virginia established the position of Poet Laureate by statute in 1927. The appointment was defined by statute as "at the pleasure of the Governor", but has become an indefinitely renewable two-year term.^[1]

List of Poets Laureate

• Karl Myers (1927–1937)
• Roy Lee Harmon (March 12, 1937 – 1943)
• James Lowell McPherson (1943–1946)
• Roy Lee Harmon (October 11, 1946 – 1960)
• Vera Andrews Harvey (1960–1961)
• Roy Lee Harmon (March 7, 1961 – 1979)
• Louse McNeil (Pease) (1979–1993)^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Irene McKinney (1994–2012)^{[5] [6]}
• Marc Harshman (2012–)

See also

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

External links

• Poet Laureate at West Virginia State Agency Directory
• West Virginia Poet Laureate at Library of Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Virginia - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress). www.loc.gov. Jan 2, 2020.
2. News: Obituaries: Louise M. Pease, 82, Poet of Appalachia. 25 November 2016. The New York Times. June 19, 1993.
3. Web site: Harshman. Marc. Louise McNeill. e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 25 November 2016.
4. Web site: Metters LaBarbara. Jane. January 13, 2014. Remembering Louise McNeill Pease. March 7, 2021. West Virginia University Libraries.
5. Web site: W.Va. poet laureate Irene McKinney dies at 72 . https://archive.today/20121217203700/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201202040046 . dead . December 17, 2012 . February 4, 2012 . . . February 5, 2012 .
6. Web site: James Slack . Irene McKinney . e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia . October 27, 2019 . December 7, 2015.