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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:
Stanley Plumly

Start of Term:
September 29, 2009

Position History:
Position created 1959 through an act of the General Assembly (Chapter 178, Acts of 1959; Maryland State Code, Sec. 13-306).

Previous Laureates:
Maria B. Coker (1959-1962)
Vincent Godfrey Burns (1962-1979)
Lucille Clifton (1979-1985)
Reed Whittemore (1985-1988)
Linda Pastan (1991-1995)
Roland Flint (September 1995-October 2000)
Michael Collier (February 27, 2001-August 2, 2004)
Michael S. Glaser (August 2, 2004-September 2009)

Further Resources:

Additional information on Maryland poets laureate is available through the Maryland Manual On-Line.
Publications by Stanley Plumly in the Library's online catalog.

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