Poet Laureate of Wisconsin

Incumbent
Dasha Kelly Hamilton

since 2021

Type| Poet Laureate
Formation| 2001
First holder| Ellen Kort

The Poet Laureate of Wisconsin is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position and nominating commission was created by executive order from Governor Tommy Thompson on July 31, 2000. On February 4, 2011, Governor Scott Walker discontinued state sponsorship and sent a letter to the members of the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission to inform them it has been terminated. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters assumed the role of the commission May of that year.[1][2][3][4]

## List of Poets Laureate

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* Ellen Kort (2001–2004)[2][5]
* Denise Sweet (2005–2008)[2][6]
* Marilyn Taylor (2009–2010)[2][7]
* Bruce Dethlefsen (2011–2012)[2][8]
* Max Garland (2013–2014)[2][9]
* Kimberly Blaeser (2015–2016)[2][10]
* Karla Huston (2017-2018)[2][11]
* Margaret Rozga (2019–2020)[2][12]
* Dasha Kelly Hamilton (2021–2022)[2][13]
* Nicholas Gulig (2023–2024)[2][14]
* Brenda Cádenas (2025–present)[2][15]

## See also

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* Poetry portal

* Poet laureate
* List of U.S. states' poets laureate
* United States Poet Laureate

## References

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1. ^ "Welcome to Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission". www.wisconsinpoetlaureate.org. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wisconsin", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2020-02-08
3. ^ Higgins, Jim (January 11, 2021), "Milwaukee's Dasha Kelly Hamilton named Wisconsin poet laureate", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, retrieved 2021-01-14
4. ^ "Wisconsin Poet Laureate". Wisconsin Humanities. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
5. ^ "Kort". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
6. ^ "Sweet". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
7. ^ "Taylor". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
8. ^ "Dethlefsen". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
9. ^ "Garland". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
10. ^ "Blaeser". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
11. ^ "Hutson". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
12. ^ "Rozga". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
13. ^ "Hamilton". Wisconsin Poet Laureate Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
14. ^ "Nicholas Gulig | Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission". wisconsinpoetlaureate.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
15. ^ "Brenda Cárdenas | Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission". wisconsinpoetlaureate.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.

## External links

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* Poet Laureate at Wisconsin Humanities
* Wisconsin Poet Laureate at Library of Congress

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Poets Laureate of Wisconsin

* Ellen Kort (2001–2004)
* Denise Sweet (2005–2008)
* Marilyn Taylor (2009–2010)
* Bruce Dethlefsen (2011–2012)
* Max Garland (2013–2014)
* Kimberly Blaeser (2015–2016)
* Karla Huston (2017-2018)
* Margaret Rozga (2019–2020)
* Dasha Kelly Hamilton (2021– )

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