Poet Laureate of Vermont
| Poet Laureate of Vermont | |
|---|---|
since 2024 | |
| Type | Poet laureate |
| Formation | 1961 |
| First holder | Robert Frost |
The poet laureate of Vermont is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Vermont.
Robert Frost was the first poet named as laureate by Joint House Resolution 54 of the Vermont General Assembly in 1961, less than two years before his death.[1][2][3][4] The position of state poet, a four-year appointment, was created by Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin's Executive Order 69 in 1988. In 2007, on the new investiture of Ruth Stone in the position, Vermont Governor Jim Douglas changed the position's title to poet laureate.[5] The title of poet laureate is now used retroactively to describe prior state poets.[6]
In 1989, the same year the first state poet was appointed since Robert Frost, a concurrent position of Vermont Poet Laureate was created by the Poetry Society of Vermont and awarded to William D. Mundell.[7] This position was recognized by the state legislature in a 1998 joint resolution after his death in 1997.[8]
List of poets laureate
The following held the Vermont state poet position:
- Robert Frost (1961–1963)[5][9]
- Galway Kinnell (1989–1993)[5][9]
- Louise Glück (1994–1998)[5][9]
- Ellen Bryant Voigt (1999–2002)[5][9]
- Grace Paley (2003–2007)[5][9]
The following held the Vermont poet laureate position:
- Ruth Stone (2007–2011)[5][9]
- Sydney Lea (2011–2015)[5][9][10][11]
- Chard deNiord (2015–2019)[5][9][12]
- Mary Ruefle (2019–2024)[5][9][13]
- Bianca Stone (2024–present)[14]
In addition to these, William D. Mundell held a separate office of Vermont Poet Laureate 1989–1997.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Nancy Lewis Tuten; John Zubizarreta (2001). The Robert Frost Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-313-29464-8.
- ↑ Deirdre J. Fagan (1 January 2009). Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Infobase Publishing. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-4381-0854-4.
- ↑ Vermont. Office of Secretary of State (1985). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual: Biennial session. p. 19.
Joint Resolution R-59 of the Acts of 1961 named Robert Lee Frost as Vermont's Poet Laureate. While not a native Vermonter, this eminent American poet resided here throughout much of his adult ...
- ↑ Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Secretary of State. 1989. p. 20.
The position was created by Joint Resolution R-59 of the Acts of 1961, which designated Robert Frost state poet laureate.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Vermont", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2020-02-12
- ↑ "Vermont Poet Laureate". Vermont Arts Council. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
- 1 2 Prince, Bonnie (December 27–28, 1997). "Poet laureate William Mundell Dies at 84". The Brattleboro Reformer. Vol. 85, no. 257. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "J.R.H. 123. Joint resolution celebrating the remarkable life of Vermont's Poet Laureate and artist extraordinary William D. Mundell". Journal of the Vermont Senate. February 18, 1998.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Vermont's Poet Laureate". Vermont Arts Council. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Vermont Arts Council". vermontartscouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27.
- ↑ "Sydney Lea". Poetry Foundation. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "Chard deNiord". Poetry foundation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Mary Ruefle appointed Vermont's poet laureate". AP NEWS. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ↑ O'Connor, Kevin (2024-05-01). "3rd-generation writer Bianca Stone named Vermont's new poet laureate". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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