Kansas

Mural, Lyric Poetry (detail), by Henry O. Walker, in the South Corridor, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
Photographic print.
[c.1899]

Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.
Library of Congress.

Current Laureate:
Denise Low

Start of Term:
July 1, 2007

Position History:
Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the Kansas Arts Commission established a Kansas Poet Laureate program in 2004. According to a July 1, 2004 news release from the Office of the Governor, "the original impetus for the creation of a poet laureate post in Kansas began in response to numerous requests received at the Kansas Arts Commission and the Office of the Governor suggesting that such a position be established. Responding to those requests, the Kansas Arts Commission voted to proceed (with the approval of the Governor) in the development of guidelines for a poet laureate position. Guidelines were developed with input from Kansas poets and KAC staff research of other states’ poet laureate programs."

Previous Laureates:
Jonathan Holden (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2007)

Further Resources:
•Publications by Denise Low in the Library's online catalog.
•Read Denise Low's blog, Ad Astra.
•Kansas Arts Commission page on Denise Low

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