Pennsylvania
Position History:
Position established 1993. The first and only state poet laureate, Sam Hazon,
was appointed May 24, 1993 by Gov. Bob Casey. On May 1, 2003, Hazon was notified
by an aide to Gov. Ed Rendell that his "services were no longer needed." Rendell's
decision to remove Hazon from office effectively terminated the position of
Pennsylvania poet laureate. For more information, see the October 10, 2004
article "It's
Official: Every Poet is a State Poet" in the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazzette.
Previous Laureates:
Samuel Hazo (1993-2003)
Further Information:
•A list of Pennsylvania city and county poets laureate is available through
the Asssociation of Pennsylvania Poets
Laureates website.
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