South Carolina Poet Laureate

The South Carolina Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the state of South Carolina. The position is currently held by Marjory Heath Wentworth.[1] No term of office is set by law.[2] Laureates are appointed by the Governor of South Carolina.

Poet Laureate of South Carolina
Incumbent
Marjory Heath Wentworth
since 2003
TypePoet Laureate
AppointerGovernor of South Carolina
Term lengthNone
Formation1934

History

The position was created by a joint resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly in 1934.[2] The term of office is not officially set, but generally it has been a life-time appointment. Governor Richard Wilson Riley changed this some during his term of office, limiting the laureateship to one-year terms.[3]

Responsibilities

The position was not given any clear, specific duties. The honorarium of the position was only $ 1,200 by 1984.[4] However, this honorarium was cut by Governor Mark Sanford in 2003 when Wentworth agreed to serve without the pay.[5]

List of poets laureate

Prior to the official creation of the position in 1934, William Gilmore Simms had been often recognized as South Carolina's poet laureate.[6][7]

The following is a list of official South Carolina poets laureate.[8]

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See also

References
  1. "Poet Laureate". State of South Carolina. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. "South Carolina". U.S. State Poets Laureate. Library of Congress. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. "Greenville native tapped as state's poet laureate". The Rock Hill Herald. AP. September 16, 1986. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. "Wanted: Poet Extraordinaire To Fill S.C. Laureate Post". The Charleston News & Courier. AP. January 2, 1984. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. Stanton, David (June 18, 2003). "Gov. Sanford releases budget vetoes". WIS TV channel 10. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  6. "Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) (Two items from William Gilmore Simms) Decimalized". The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  7. Elkins, J. "William Gilmore Simms". Lawyers and Poetry. J. Elkins. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  8. "Poet Laureate". South Carolina Arts Commission. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
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