This story has been updated. Another image has been added. For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did not exist.

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will become Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate. I will be passing the laurels onto ...

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and the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate — for a day of inspiration, creativity and cultural reflection. The free event, om Wednesday, April 2 at SBCC’s Garvin Theatre, will feature a poetry ...

It’s that confidence, skill and care for the craft that led him to the title of Lansing Poet Laureate in 2019, a role he recently passed to Ruelaine Stokes in 2024. Lansing’s poet laureate is ...

It was a night of celebration and literary excellence as the 2025 Fenland Poet Laureate Awards honoured the district’s finest poetic talent. With 71 entries across two age categories, this year proved ...

Julie Kane, who was the Louisiana Poet Laureate from 2011-2013 and is professor emerita of English at Northwestern State University was named the 2025 winner of the LWA. LCB said Kane was born in ...

South Dakota’s Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland wants to hear from you. He’s putting together an anthology of poems about South Dakota persons, events, fauna, flora … anything that happened in ...

The Staffordshire Poet Laureate runs poetry events and encourages more people in Staffordshire to enjoy poetry and creative writing. The Laureate also acts as an ambassador for Staffordshire, ...

Share what you discover, feel and see when you’re outside. The City’s Poet Laureate Lillian Allen is selecting winners in three age categories. All winners receive a signed certificate. Young people ...