Poet Laureate of Montana

Poet Laureate of Montana
Incumbent
Mark Gibbons
since 2021
TypePoet Laureate
Formation2005
First holderSandra Alcosser

The Poet Laureate of Montana is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Montana. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer signed Senate Bill 69 into law in 2005, creating the position.[1]

American poet, member of the Crow Nation
Henry Real Bird was poet laureate in 2009

List of Poets Laureate

The following have held the position:

  • Sandra Alcosser (2005-2007)[1]
  • Greg Pape (2007-2009)[1]
  • Henry Real Bird (2009-2011)[2]
  • Sheryl Noethe (2011-2013)[3]
  • Tami Haaland (2013-2015)[1]
  • Michael Earl Craig (2015-2017)[1]
  • Lowell Jaeger (2017-2019)[1]
  • Melissa Kwasny and M.L. Smoker (2019-2021)[4]
  • Mark Gibbons (2021)[5]

External links

  • Poets Laureate of Montana at the Library of Congress
  • Poet Laureate at Montana Arts Council

See also

  • iconPoetry portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Montana". The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Henry Real Bird—Crow Indian, Working Cowboy, Poet Laureate - Montana Pioneer".
  3. ^ "Missoula writer Sheryl Noethe named Montana poet laureate". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Poets Laureate 2019-2021".
  5. ^ "Mark Gibbons Named New Montana Poet Laureate".
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  • Sandra Alcosser (2005-2007)
  • Greg Pape (2007-2009)
  • Henry Real Bird (2009-2011)
  • Sheryl Noethe (2011-2013)
  • Tami Haaland (2013-2015)
  • Michael Earl Craig (2015-2017)
  • Lowell Jaeger (2017-2019)
  • Melissa Kwasny and M.L. Smoker (2019-2021)
  • Mark Gibbons (2021)


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