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Poet Laureate of Delaware

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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

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# 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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "An afternoon with the Delaware Poets Laureate set April 23". Cape Gazette. April 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Governor Markell Appoints 17th Poets Laureate for the State of Delaware". State of Delaware News. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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