Poet Laureate of Texas

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The '''poet laureate of Texas''' is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/texas.html|title=Poets Laureate of Texas|publisher=Library of Congress|date=September 13, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name="TSL list">{{cite web|url=https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/poets.html|title=Texas Poets Laureate|publisher=Texas State Library and Archives Commission|date=April 22, 2019|accessdate=October 8, 2020}}</ref>

== List of poets laureate == thumb|Jack Elliott Myers was poet laureate in 2003 thumb|Rosemary Catacalos was poet laureate in 2013 thumb|Cyrus Cassells was poet laureate in 2021 *1932-1934 - Judd Mortimer Lewis * 1935 Pearle Moore Stevens - On April 8, 1935, the State of Texas honored her by declaring her "Poet Laureate of Texas" and declaring her book of poetry "The Shadows of Dawn" as Book Of The Year.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} *1934-1936 - Aline T. Michaelis *1936-1939 - Grace Noll Crowell *1939-1941 - Lexie Dean Robertson *1941-1943 - Nancy Richey Ranson *1943-1945 - Dollilee Davis Smith *1945-1947 - David Riley Russell *1947-1949 - Aline B. Carter *1949-1951 - Carlos Ashley *1951-1953 - Arthur M. Sampley *1953-1955 - Mildred Lindsey Raiborn *1955-1957 - Pierre Bernard Hill *1957-1959 - Margaret Royalty Edwards *1959-1961 - J. V. Chandler *1961 - Lorena Simon *1962 - Marvin Davis Winsett *1963 - Gwendolyn Bennett Pappas *1964-1965 - Jenny Lind Porter *1966 - Bessie Maas Rowe *1967 - William. E. Bard *1968 - Kathryn Henry Harris *1969-1970 - Anne B. Marely *1970-1971 - Robby K. Mitchell *1971-1972 - Terry Fontenot *1972-1973 - Mrs. Clark Gresham *1973-1974 - Violette Newton *1974-1975 - Lila Todd O'Neil *1975-1976 - Ethel Osborn Hill *1976-1977 - Florice Stripling Jeffers *1977-1978 - Ruth Carruth *1978-1979 - Patsy Stodghill *1979-1980 - Dorothy B. Elfstroman *1980-1981 - Weems S. Dykes *1982-1983 - William D. Barney *1987-1988 - Ruth E. Reuther *1988-1989 - Vassar Miller *1993-1995 - Mildred Vorpahl Baass *2000 - James Hoggard *2001 - Walter McDonald *2003 - Jack Elliott Myers *2004 - Cleatus Rattan *2005 - Alan Birkelbach *2006 - Red Steagall *2007 - Steven Fromholz *2008 - Larry D. Thomas *2009 - [https://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/T@S/2007/ruffinjesusinmist907.html Paul Ruffin] *2010 - Karla K. Morton *2011 - David M. Parsons *2012 - Jan Seale *2013 - Rosemary Catacalos *2014 - Dean Young *2015 - Carmen Tafolla *2016 - Laurie Ann Guerrero *2017 - Jenny Browne *2018 - Carol Coffee Reposa *2019 - Carrie Fountain *2020 - Emmy Pérez *2021 - Cyrus Cassells *2022 - Lupe Mendez *2024 – Amanda Johnston<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steenbeeke |first=Kristen |date=2024-08-13 |title=Praise Be! Texas Poetry Just Got Funded |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/amanda-johnston-texas-poetry/#:~:text=Praise%20Be!-,Texas%20Poetry%20Just%20Got%20Funded,IS%20money%20in%20poetry,%20Mom.&text=WHO:%20Texas's%202024%20poet%20laureate,%20Amanda%20Johnston. |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Poetry}} * Poet laureate * List of U.S. state poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate

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==External links== * [https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/poets.html Texas Poets Laureate at Texas State Library and Archives Commission] * [https://guides.loc.gov/united-states-state-poets-laureate/south-dakota-wyoming#s-lib-ctab-28174980-2 Texas Poet Laureate at Library of Congress] {{Poets Laureate of Texas}} {{Global Poets Laureate|state=autocollapse}}

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