Poet Laureate of Alabama
Encyclopedia
The Poet Laureate of Alabama is the poet laureate
for the U.S. state
of Alabama
. The position was established in 1931 by an act of the Alabama Legislature. Poets Laureate, who must have been Alabama residents for at least 15 years, are chosen by the governor, and serve 4-year terms.
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
for the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. The position was established in 1931 by an act of the Alabama Legislature. Poets Laureate, who must have been Alabama residents for at least 15 years, are chosen by the governor, and serve 4-year terms.
List of Poets Laureate
- Samuel Minturn Peck (June 12, 1930–1938)
- Mary B. Ward (1954–1958)
- Elbert Calvin Henderson (1959–1974)
- William Young Elliott (1975–1982)
- Carl Patrick Morton (1983–1987)
- Morton Dennison Prouty, Jr. (1988–1991)
- Ralph Hammond (1992–1995)
- Helen Friedman Blackshear (1995–1999)
- Helen Norris (1999–2003)
- Sue Walker (2003– )
External links
- Poets Laureate of Alabama at the Encyclopedia of Alabama