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Austin has now joined the ranks of Texas cities who have a designated poet laureate.

She was named the Kresge Eminent Artist in 2023. “I am honored and excited being named the poet laureate of Michigan,” Boyd said in a release. Boyd will serve a two-year term as poet laureate.