Poet Laureate of Illinois

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The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Illinois. The state's first three Poets Laureate were named at the initiative of individual governors.[1] In 2003 the title was made into a four-year renewable award.[1]

Carl Sandburg was the second poet laureate of Illinois

List of Poets Laureate

# Poet laureate Term Appointed by Notes
1 Howard Austin 1936–1962 Henry Horner [2]
2 Carl Sandburg 1962–1967 Otto Kerner Jr. [3]
3 Gwendolyn Brooks 1968–2000 Otto Kerner Jr. [4][5]
4 Kevin Stein 2003–2017 Rod Blagojevich [6]
- John Prine 2020 J. B. Pritzker Honorary title given posthumously.[7][8]
5 Angela Jackson 2020–Present J. B. Pritzker [9] [10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Illinois - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". loc.gov. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Howard Austin - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Carl Sandburg - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ Kantzavelos, Maria (8 June 2001). "Writing with rhyme and reason". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Gwendolyn Brooks - Bio". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Kevin Stein Biography". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ^ Kreps, Daniel (1 July 2020). "John Prine Named Illinois' First Honorary Poet Laureate". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Gov. Pritzker Announces 2020 Illinois Poet Laureate Search Committee: John Prine Bestowed Honorary Illinois Poet Laureate Designation". Illinois.gov. Office of the Governor. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Angela Jackson to Serve as Fifth Illinois Poet Laureate". www2.illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Ms. Jackson's Biography". Illinois Poet Laureate. State of Illinois. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ^ Belman, Felice (3 December 2020). "In a Dark Season, We Went Looking for Poetry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Poet Laureate Angela Jackson – IL Humanities". Illinois Humanities. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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