The Poet Laureate of Washington is a poet designated by the government of the US state of Washington to promote poetry generally, and Washington poetry specifically, within the state. The office of Poet Laureate of Washington was established by an act of the Washington State Legislature in 2007.
In 1931, Ella Higginson was named "Poet Laureate of Washington" by the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs, however, the position was an unofficial, privately recognized post.[1] The office of Poet Laureate of Washington was not officially established until 2007 when the Washington legislature enacted a bill introduced by state senator Ken Jacobsen to create the office.[2] Jacobsen's original proposal called for the poet laureate to be paid with a firkin of beer annually, however, the act as finally adopted simply specifies that the poet laureate "shall receive compensation at a level determined by the [Washington Arts] commission".[3][4]
Kathleen Flenniken is a former Poet Laureate of Washington.
From 2009 to 2011 the office of poet laureate was vacant due to a paucity of state funds.[5] In 2016 Gonzaga University professor Tod Marshall was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate of Washington.[6] Marshall's major initiative during his term was Washington 129, an anthology of 129 poems gathered from Washingtonians meant to represent the 129 years (as of 2018) since Washington was admitted into the United States.[7]
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The role of the Poet Laureate of Washington is to "build awareness and appreciation of poetry — including the state’s legacy of poetry — through public readings, workshops, lectures and presentations in communities, schools, colleges, universities, and other public settings in geographically diverse areas of the state".[8] Poets Laureate of Washington are appointed for a two-year term by the Governor of Washington acting on the recommendation of the Washington Arts Commission, an independent agency of the Washington state government, from a list of self-nominated candidates. The incumbent is eligible for reappointment one time. The office's only statutory qualifications are that the candidate be a resident of Washington and a published poet, though the commission is empowered to establish additional criteria.[4]
The Poet Laureate of Washington receives an annual stipend of $10,000, which is funded by the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and Humanities WA.
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^ ab"Washington State Poet Laureate". ArtsWA. November 5, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^Imperial, Aileen (April 19, 2018). "She fled war, mastered English and became WA's poet laureate". Crosscut. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^"First Indigenous poet laureate appointed in Washington". KOMO. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^"Announcing Arianne True as the Next Washington State Poet Laureate". Humanities Washington. April 12, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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This article is about the state poet laureate For the Poet Laureate of Washington D C see Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia The Poet Laureate of Washington is a poet designated by the government of the US state of Washington to promote poetry generally and Washington poetry specifically within the state The office of Poet Laureate of Washington was established by an act of the Washington State Legislature in 2007 Poet Laureate of WashingtonIncumbentArianne TrueNominatorWashington Arts CommissionAppointerGovernor of WashingtonTerm lengthtwo yearsConstituting instrumentRevised Code of WashingtonFormation2007First holderSamuel GreenSalary 20 000Websitewapoetlaureate wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Office 3 Poets laureate of Washington 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editIn 1931 Ella Higginson was named Poet Laureate of Washington by the Washington State Federation of Women s Clubs however the position was an unofficial privately recognized post 1 The office of Poet Laureate of Washington was not officially established until 2007 when the Washington legislature enacted a bill introduced by state senator Ken Jacobsen to create the office 2 Jacobsen s original proposal called for the poet laureate to be paid with a firkin of beer annually however the act as finally adopted simply specifies that the poet laureate shall receive compensation at a level determined by the Washington Arts commission 3 4 nbsp Kathleen Flenniken is a former Poet Laureate of Washington From 2009 to 2011 the office of poet laureate was vacant due to a paucity of state funds 5 In 2016 Gonzaga University professor Tod Marshall was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate of Washington 6 Marshall s major initiative during his term was Washington 129 an anthology of 129 poems gathered from Washingtonians meant to represent the 129 years as of 2018 since Washington was admitted into the United States 7 Office editThe role of the Poet Laureate of Washington is to build awareness and appreciation of poetry including the state s legacy of poetry through public readings workshops lectures and presentations in communities schools colleges universities and other public settings in geographically diverse areas of the state 8 Poets Laureate of Washington are appointed for a two year term by the Governor of Washington acting on the recommendation of the Washington Arts Commission an independent agency of the Washington state government from a list of self nominated candidates The incumbent is eligible for reappointment one time The office s only statutory qualifications are that the candidate be a resident of Washington and a published poet though the commission is empowered to establish additional criteria 4 The Poet Laureate of Washington receives an annual stipend of 10 000 which is funded by the Washington State Arts Commission ArtsWA and Humanities WA Poets laureate of Washington editSamuel Green 2007 2009 9 Kathleen Flenniken 2012 2014 10 Elizabeth Austen 2014 2016 11 Tod Marshall 2016 2018 11 Claudia Castro Luna 2019 2021 12 Rena Priest 2021 2023 13 Arianne True 2023 present 14 See also edit nbsp Poetry portal Poet laureate List of U S states poets laureate United States Poet LaureateReferences edit Higginson Ella Rhoads 1862 1940 historylink org History Ink Retrieved 12 May 2016 Senate s idea man embraces the chaos Spokesman Review Associated Press 5 March 2007 Retrieved 12 May 2016 Jenkins Don 20 April 2007 State creates position of poet laureate Tacoma News Tribune Retrieved 12 May 2016 a b Revised Code of Washington 43 46 081 Poet laureate program Code Reviser 2015 Miller Stephen 14 February 2012 CH organization sponsors state s poet laureate Capitol Hill Times Archived from the original on 19 August 2015 Retrieved 12 May 2016 Meet Your New Poet Laureate Tod Marshall wapoetlaureate org Poet Laureate of Washington Retrieved 12 May 2016 Submit your poetry to a new anthology Washington 129 PDF Poet Laureate of Washington Retrieved 12 May 2016 Washington State Poet Laureate humanities org Humanities Washington Retrieved 12 May 2016 Samuel Green arts gov National Endowment for the Arts Retrieved 12 May 2016 Past Washington State Poets Laureate humanities org Humanities Washington Archived from the original on 11 June 2016 Retrieved 12 May 2016 a b Washington State Poet Laureate ArtsWA November 5 2020 Retrieved April 2 2021 Imperial Aileen April 19 2018 She fled war mastered English and became WA s poet laureate Crosscut Retrieved April 2 2021 First Indigenous poet laureate appointed in Washington KOMO April 2 2021 Retrieved April 2 2021 Announcing Arianne True as the Next Washington State Poet Laureate Humanities Washington April 12 2023 Retrieved June 2 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poet Laureate of Washington amp oldid 1212487659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
