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The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the state of
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* Henry Meade Bland, 1929–1931
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The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the state of California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. In 2001, Governor Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 until he was recalled and removed from office in 2003. He is the second state governor ...
created the official position. Each poet laureate for the State of California is appointed by the Governor of California
The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The Governor (United States), governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard.
Established in the Constit ...
for a term of two years and must be confirmed by the senate. Previous to Governor Davis' action in creating the position, the title was unofficial and the position was held for life. The program is run by the California Arts Council
The California Arts Council functions as a state agency headquartered in Sacramento, California. Its board comprises eight council members who receive appointments from both the Governor
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Poets laureate
*Ina Donna Coolbrith
Ina Donna Coolbrith (born Josephine Donna Smith; March 10, 1841 – February 29, 1928) was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", sh ...
, appointed on June 30, 1915. Held the title until her death in 1928.
* Henry Meade Bland, 1929–1931
*John Steven McGroarty
John Steven McGroarty (August 20, 1862 – August 7, 1944) was a poet, ''Los Angeles Times'' columnist, and author who also served two terms as a United States Democratic Party, Democratic Congressman from California from 1935 to 1939.
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, 1933–1944
* Gordon W. Norris, 1953–1961
* Charles B. Garrigus, 1966–2000
*Quincy Troupe
Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr. (born July 22, 1939) is an American poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California. He is best known as the biographer of Miles Davis, the jazz musi ...
, June 11, 2002 – October 2002.
* Al Young, May 12, 2005 – 2008
* Carol Muske-Dukes, November 14, 2008 – 2011
*Juan Felipe Herrera
Juan Felipe Herrera (born on December 27, 1948) is an American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He is a major figure in the literary field of Chicano ...
, March 21, 2012 – 2014
*Dana Gioia
Michael Dana Gioia (; born December 24, 1950) is an American poet, literary critic, literary translator, and essayist.
Since the early 1980s, Gioia has been considered part of the highly controversial and countercultural literary movements w ...
, December 4, 2015 – 2018
* Lee Herrick, November 18, 2022 – Present
See also
* List of U.S. state poets laureate *List of poetry awards
Major international awards
* Struga Poetry Evenings, Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
* Bridges of Struga (for a debuting author at Struga Poetry Evenings)
* Griffin Poetry Prize (The international prize)
* International Hippocrates Priz ...
* List of American literary awards
* List of municipal poets laureate in California
* United States Poet Laureate
The poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States poet laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consc ...
References
External links
California Poet Laureate website
California Poets Laureate at Library of Congress
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