Poet Laureate of Arkansas explained

The Poet Laureate of Arkansas is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Arkansas.^{[1] [2] [3]} Charles T. Davis was the first until his death on December 21, 1945. The current Poet Laureate of Arkansas is Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, who was appointed to a four-year term in 2022.^[4]

List of Poets Laureate

• Charles T. Davis (1923-1945)
• Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni (1953-1970)
• Ercil Brown (interim appointee, 1970-1971)
• Lily Peter (1971-1991)
• Verna Lee Hinegardner (1991-2003)
• Peggy Vining (2003-2017)
• Jo Garret McDougall (2018-2022)
• Suzanne Underwood Rhodes (2022-present)

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arkansas - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress). www.loc.gov. 1 August 2022 .
2. Web site: AR Poet Laureate Home Page . Arkansaspoetlaureate.com . 2008-10-21 . 1 August 2022 .
3. Web site: Poets Laureate of Arkansas . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . 1 August 2022.
4. News: Wallace . April . HIGH PROFILE: Poet Laureate Suzanne Rhodes plans to use love of writing to influence other young poets in Arkansas . 1 August 2022 . Arkansas Democrat Gazette . 15 May 2022.