Poet Laureate of Virginia
The position of Poet Laureate of Virginia was established December 18, 1936 by the Virginia General Assembly.
Originally, the poet laureate of Virginia was appointed without outside consultation by the General Assembly, usually for one year, in a process that has been described being "more of a political thing".
As of 1996, the procedure was changed and most recently codified in 1998 in Virginia Code, Sec. 7.1–43, as follows:
The Virginia General Assembly now confirms the governor's appointment.
List of poets laureate of Virginia
Current poet laureate:- Mattie Quesenberry Smith
- Margaret O. Daramola
- Luisa Igloria
- Henry Hart
- Tim Seibles
- Ron Smith
- Sofia Starnes
- Kelly Cherry
- Claudia Emerson
- Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
- Rita Dove
- George Garrett
- Grace Pow Simpson
- Joseph Awad
- Margaret Ward Morland
- Kathryn Forrester Thro
- Guy Carleton Drewry
- Ruby Altizer Roberts
- Leigh Buckner Hanes
- Thomas Lomax Hunter
- Charles Day
- Carter Warner Wormeley