Poets Laureate of Vermont

Poet Laureate of Vermont

Incumbent
Mary Ruefle
since 2019

Type| Poet Laureate
Formation| 1961
First holder| Robert Frost

The Poet Laureate of Vermont is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Vermont. Robert Frost was the first poet named as Laureate by Joint House Resolution 54 of the Vermont General Assembly in 1961, less than two years before his death.[1][2][3][4] The current position of State Poet, a four-year appointment, was created by Executive Order 69 in 1988. In 2007, the designation was changed to Poet Laureate.[5]

## List of Poets Laureate[edit]

Robert Frost was the first poet laureate.

The following have held the position:

* Robert Frost (1961-1963)[5][6]
* Galway Kinnell (1989–1993)[5][6]
* Louise Gluck (1994–1998)[5][6]
* Ellen Bryant Voigt (1999–2002)[5][6]
* Grace Paley (2003–2007)[5][6]
* Ruth Stone (2007–2011)[5][6]
* Sydney Lea (2011–2015)[5][6][7][8]
* Chard deNiord (2015–2019)[5][6][9]
* Mary Ruefle (2019–present)[5][6][10]

## See also[edit]

* Poetry portal

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nancy Lewis Tuten; John Zubizarreta (2001). The Robert Frost Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 15\. ISBN 978-0-313-29464-8.
2. ^ Deirdre J. Fagan (1 January 2009). Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Infobase Publishing. p. 249\. ISBN 978-1-4381-0854-4.
3. ^ Vermont. Office of Secretary of State (1985). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual: Biennial session. p. 19\. "Joint Resolution R-59 of the Acts of 1961 named Robert Lee Frost as Vermont's Poet Laureate. While not a native Vermonter, this eminent American poet resided here throughout much of his adult ..."
4. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Secretary of State. 1989. p. 20\. "The position was created by Joint Resolution R-59 of the Acts of 1961, which designated Robert Frost state poet laureate."
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Vermont", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2020-02-12
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vermont's Poet Laureate". Vermont Arts Council. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
7. ^ "Vermont Arts Council". vermontartscouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27.
8. ^ "Sydney Lea". Poetry Foundation. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
9. ^ "Chard deNiord". Poetry foundation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
10. ^ "Mary Ruefle appointed Vermont's poet laureate". AP NEWS. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Vermont Poet Laureate at Library of Congress

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Poets Laureate of Vermont

* Robert Frost (1961-1963)
* Galway Kinnell (1989–1993)
* Louise Gluck (1994–1998)
* Ellen Bryant Voigt (1999–2002)
* Grace Paley (2003–2007)
* Ruth Stone (2007–2011)
* Sydney Lea (2011–2015)
* Chard deNiord (2015–2019)
* Mary Ruefle (2019–present)

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