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Poet Laureate of West Virginia information


Poet Laureate of West Virginia
Incumbent
Marc Harshman
since 2012
TypePoet Laureate
Formation1927
First holderKarl Myers

The Poet Laureate of West Virginia is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of West Virginia. West Virginia established the position of Poet Laureate by statute in 1927. The appointment was defined by statute as "at the pleasure of the Governor", but has become an indefinitely renewable two-year term.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Article 7. Poet Laureate. §29-7-1. Appointment; qualifications; salary", West Virginia Code, retrieved 2020-02-09
  2. ^ "West Virginia - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved Jan 2, 2020.

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