Poet Laureate of Georgia (U.S. state)

The position of Poet Laureate of Georgia was created in 1925 by proclamation of the governor.[1] The position was codified with the Georgia Council for the Arts providing a list of three nominees for the Governor's selection at the start of term.[2]

Poets laureate

The following have held the position:[1][3]

• Frank Lebby Stanton (1925–1927)
• Ernest Neal (1927–1943)
• Wightman F. Melton (1943–1944)
• Oliver F. Reeves (1944–1963)
• Agnes C. Bramblett (1963–1973)
• Conrad Aiken (1973)
• John R. Lewis, Jr. (1974–1997)
• Bettie Mixon Sellers (1997–2000)
• David Bottoms (2000–2012)
• Judson Mitcham (2012–2019)
• Chelsea Rathburn (2019–)

References

1. "Georgia", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2019-06-27
2. "§ 50-1-3. Poet laureate", Official Code of Georgia Annotated, retrieved 2019-06-24
3. Kemp Names Chelsea Rathburn as Georgia’s Poet Laureate, Georgia Department of Economic Development, March 21, 2019, retrieved 2019-06-27

External links

• Chelsea Rathburn (incumbent)