Poet Laureate of Iowa explained

The Poet Laureate of Iowa is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Iowa. The position was created July 1, 1999 by Subchapter 303.89 of the Iowa Code with a two-year renewable term.^[1]

List of Poets Laureate

• Marvin Bell (2000–04)^{[2] [3]}
• Robert Dana (2004–08)^[4]
• Mary Swander (2009–19)^[5]
• Debra Marquart (2019–present)^[6]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iowa. Library of Congress.
2. https://littlevillagemag.com/marvin-bell-obituary/ Marvin Bell, UI professor and first Iowa Poet Laureate, has died
3. Web site: The Iowa Poet Laureate . Humanities Iowa . 3 August 2022.
4. Web site: Emeritus professor Dana named Iowa's Poet Laureate . September 13, 2004 . Cornell College News . Mount Vernon, Iowa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501132232/http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2004/09/ . May 1, 2009 .
5. Web site: Mary Swander . The Poetry Foundation . 2 August 2022.
6. Web site: Poets Laureate Fellows Interview . Academy of American Poets . 3 August 2022.