Poet Laureate of Delaware
The poet laureate of Delaware is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Delaware. Poets are appointed to the position by the governor. Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills—twin brothers who are known as the "Twin Poets"—were appointed 17th poets laureate of the state of Delaware on December 13, 2015.[1] According to the Library of Congress, they are the first co-laureates appointed by a state and the first siblings to share the position.[2][3][4][5]
List of poets laureate
[edit]| # | Poet laureate | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edna Deemer Leach | 1947–49 | Bacon | [4][5] |
| 2 | Jeannette Slocum Edwards | 1950–53 | Carvel | [4] [5] |
| 3 | Frances Shannon Flowers (McNeal) | 1954 | Boggs | [4][5] |
| 4 | Katherine King Johnson | 1955 | Boggs | [4][5] |
| 5 | David Hudson | 1956–60 | Boggs | [4][5] |
| 6 | Alison Kimball Bradford | 1961 | Buckson | [4][5] |
| 7 | Margaret Eleanor Weaver | 1962 | Carvel | [4][5] |
| 8 | Mother Aloysius Peach | 1963–64 | Carvel | [4][5] |
| 9 | Percival R. Roberts III | 1965–66 | Terry | [4][5] |
| 10 | Joyce Carlson | 1967–68 | Terry | [4][5] |
| 11 | Antonia Bissell Laird | 1969–70 | Peterson | [4][5] |
| 12 | Harry Eisenberg | 1971 | Peterson | [4][5] |
| 13 | David Hudson | 1975–76 | Tribbitt | [4][5] |
| 14 | e. j. lanyon | 1979–81 | du Pont | [4][5] |
| 15 | Fleda Brown | 2001–07 | Minner | [4][5] |
| 16 | JoAnn Balingit | 2008–2015 | Minner | [4][5] |
| 17 | Nnamdi Chukwuocha Albert Mills |
2015– | Markell | [1][5] |
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Yasiejko, Christopher (December 13, 2015). "Delaware Poets Laureate: For Twin Poets, a lifetime of using art to reach Delawareans leads to a national first". Delaware Division of the Arts. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "An afternoon with the Delaware Poets Laureate set April 23". Cape Gazette. April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Governor Markell Appoints 17th Poets Laureate for the State of Delaware". State of Delaware News. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Collecting Delaware Books - Delaware's Poets Laureate". jnjreid.com. Retrieved Jan 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Poets Laureate of Delaware". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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