Poet Laureate of Illinois

The poet laureate of Illinois is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Illinois. Initially, this was a life-time appointment made by the Governor of Illinois.[1] In 2003, the honorary position was made into a four-year renewable award.[1] Now, Illinois poets laureate are chosen by a committee of experts and officially appointed by the governor.[2]

Carl Sandburg was the second poet laureate of Illinois

List of poets laureate of Illinois

# Poet laureate Term Appointed by Notes
1Howard Austin1936–1962Henry Horner[3]
2Carl Sandburg1962–1967Otto Kerner Jr.[4]
3Gwendolyn Brooks1968–2000Otto Kerner Jr.[5][6]
4Kevin Stein2003–2017Rod Blagojevich[7]
-John Prine2020J. B. PritzkerHonorary title given posthumously.[8][9]
5Angela Jackson2020–2025J. B. Pritzker[2][10][11][12]
Mark Turcotte 2025-Present J. B. Pritzker

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Illinois - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". loc.gov. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Angela Jackson to Serve as Fifth Illinois Poet Laureate". www2.illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Howard Austin - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Carl Sandburg - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Kantzavelos, Maria (8 June 2001). "Writing with rhyme and reason". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gwendolyn Brooks - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Stein Biography". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (1 July 2020). "John Prine Named Illinois' First Honorary Poet Laureate". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Gov. Pritzker Announces 2020 Illinois Poet Laureate Search Committee: John Prine Bestowed Honorary Illinois Poet Laureate Designation". Illinois.gov. Office of the Governor. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ms. Jackson's Biography". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Belman, Felice (3 December 2020). "In a Dark Season, We Went Looking for Poetry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Poet Laureate Angela Jackson – IL Humanities". Illinois Humanities. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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