• Source: Poet Laureate of Maryland

The Poet Laureate of Maryland is an honorary position in Maryland. The selected poet laureate serves at the discretion of the Governor for up to a four-year term, renewable by the Governor's consent. The Poet Laureate provides public readings and special programs for the citizens of Maryland, ensuring that people in all geographic regions of the State have access to at least one reading during the term of service.
In the 18th century, Ebenezer Cook, author of the poem "The Sot-weed Factor: Or, A Voyage to Maryland (1708)", styled himself Maryland's Poet Laureate. Maryland did not have an official poet, however, until 1959. In that year, the Maryland General Assembly authorized the Governor to appoint a citizen of the State as Poet Laureate of Maryland (Chapter 178, Acts of 1959; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-306). Originally the term was for three years. Since then, some Poets Laureate have been reappointed. Vincent Godfrey Burns served the longest, for 17 years.




List of Poets Laureate




The following are the Poets Laureate of Maryland.




See also



Poet laureate definition and history
List of U.S. states' Poets laureate
Literature of Maryland
Southern United States literature Maryland has been historically considered a part of the American south




References and notes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Poet Laureate of Maryland
• List of U.S. states' poets laureate
• Lucille Clifton
• The Sot-Weed Factor (novel)
• Michael Glaser
• Linda Pastan
• Maria Briscoe Croker
• List of poets
• Grace Cavalieri
• Michael Collier (poet)