Oregon

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:
Lawson Fusao Inada

Start of Term
February 17, 2006

Position History:
Position established by the governor, April 23, 1923; adopted by Legislature in 1989 (Laws, 1989, Chap. 122, Sec. 1,2,3; Statutes, 1994 Supplement, Sec. 357.925). First laureate was Edwin Markham. The position began as a lifetime appointment, then was changed to a four-year year term. The current state poet laureate, Lawson Inada, was named to a two-year appointment by Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Inada receives a $10,000 annual stipend, and is eligible for as much as $10,000 in additional funds to support his work and travel across Oregon.

Previous Laureates:
Edwin Markham (April 23, 1923-1931)
Ben Hur Lampman (1951-1954)
Ethel Romig Fuller (1957-1965)
William Stafford (October 1975-1990)

Further Resources
Publications by Lawson Fusao Inada in the Library's online catalog.

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