Poet Laureate of Wyoming explained

Post:	Poet Laureate
Body:	Wyoming
Incumbent:	Eugene M. Gagliano
Incumbentsince:	2016
Type:	Poet Laureate
Formation:	1981
First:	Peggy Simson Curry

The Poet Laureate of Wyoming is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Wyoming. The position of Poet Laureate was created by executive order in 1981 with a variable term of service. The post became a customary two-year term starting on statehood day (July 10).

List of Poets Laureate

• Peggy Simson Curry (1981 – 1987)^[1]
• Charles L. Levendosky (1988 – 1995)
• Robert Roripaugh (1995 – 2003)^[2]
• David Romtvedt (2004 – 2011)^[3]
• Patricia Frolander (2011 – 2013)^{[4] [5]}
• Echo Roy Klaproth (2013 – 2015)
• A. Rose Hill (2015 – 2016)
• Eugene M. Gagliano (2016–present)

See also

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

External links

• Wyoming Poet Laureate at Arts Council
• Wyoming Poet Laureate at Library of Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peggy Simson Curry, Wyoming's First Poet Laureate | WyoHistory.org. www.wyohistory.org.
2. Web site: Robert Roripaugh, Wyoming Poet Laureate 1995-2002 | WyoHistory.org. www.wyohistory.org.
3. Web site: About David Romtvedt | Academy of American Poets. Academy of American. Poets. poets.org.
4. Web site: Kottmann. Niki. August 9, 2020. Former poet laureate pens poetry book to send hopeful message amid grief. WyomingNews.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305232721/https://www.wyomingnews.com/features/todo/former-poet-laureate-pens-poetry-book-to-send-hopeful-message-amid-grief/article_3d891cfa-d96b-5dd5-89ee-4837e80761ff.html. March 5, 2021. dead.
5. Web site: Gov. Mead Appoints Patricia Frolander as Poet Laureate of WY. governor.wy.gov. Office of Governor Matt Mead. November 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130414050910/http://governor.wy.gov/media/pressReleases/Pages/GovernorMeadAppointsPatriciaFrolanderasPoetLaureateofWyoming.aspx. April 14, 2013. dead.