Poet Laureate of Oklahoma

Incumbent
Jay Snider
since 2023

Type| Poet Laureate
Formation| 1923
First holder| Violet McDougal

The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1][2]

Anne Ruth Semple was poet laureate in 1945. Nathan Brown was poet laureate 2013.

## List of Poets Laureate[edit]

* Violet McDougal – 1923–1931
* Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940
* Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942
* Della Ione Young – 1943–1944
* Anne Semple – 1944–1945
* Bess Truitt – 1945–1946
* Delbert Davis – 1963–1965
* Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970
* Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977
* Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995
* Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997
* Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998
* Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022
* Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003
* Francine Ringold – 2003–2007
* N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008
* Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010
* Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012
* Nathan Brown – 2013–2014
* Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015
* Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 [3]
* Jay Snider \- 2023-2024[4][5][6]

Prior to statehood, Freeman Edwin Miller was considered the Oklahoma Poet Laureate.[7][8]

## See also[edit]

* Poetry portal

* Poet laureate
* List of U.S. states' poets laureate
* United States Poet Laureate
* Julie Ann Ward \- Poet Laureate of Norman, Oklahoma.
* Don Blanding \- 1937 Poet laureate of Enid, Oklahoma.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Oklahoma – State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". Loc.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
2. ^ "Poets Laureate – The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Okhistory.org. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. ^ "Oklahoma Arts Council: Oklahoma State Poet Laureate". Arts.ok.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. ^ Watts, James D (21 December 2022). "Rancher-writer named state Poet Laureate". Tulsa World. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
5. ^ Briones, Alejandra (28 December 2022). "Recently appointed Oklahoma poet laureate discusses new role". KOCO. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. ^ "Cyril's Jay Snider appointed as 2023-24 Oklahoma State Poet Laureate". Marlow Review. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. ^ "Oklahoma's Poet Laureate, Lauriger Freeman Miller will recite ode at World's Fair". The Guthrie Daily Leader. 3 September 1904. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
8. ^ "Poet Laureate in Court Case". The Daily Oklahoman. 19 November 1907. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
9. ^ "Carnegie Library Notes". The Enid Morning News. 23 May 1937. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Oklahoma Poet Laureate at Library of Congress
* Poet Laureate at Oklahoma Arts Council

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Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

* Violet McDougal (1923–1931)
* Paul Kroeger (1931–1940)
* Jennie Harris Oliver (1940–1942)
* Della Ione Young (1943–1944)
* Anne Semple (1944–1945)
* Bess Truitt (1945–1946)
* Delbert Davis (1963–1965)
* Rudolph N. Hill (1966–1970)
* Leslie A. McRill (1970–1977)
* Maggie Culver Fry (1977–1995)
* Carol Hamilton (1995–1997)
* Betty Lou Shipley (1997–1998)
* Joe Kreger (1998–2001, 2021-2022)
* Carl Sennhenn (2001–2003)
* Francine Ringold (2003–2007)
* N. Scott Momaday (2007–2008)
* James Weaver McDown Barnes (2009–2010)
* Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012)
* Nathan Brown (2013–2014)
* Benjamin Myers (2014–2015)
* Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (2017–2018)
* Jay Snider (2023-2024)

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