New Poet Laureate Post Established!
“Missouri to Appoint Poet Laureate,” from Kansas City infoZine, reports that Gov. Matt Blunt announced the creation of an official Missouri Poet Laureate post. Nominations for the post will be…
"Missouri to Appoint Poet Laureate," from Kansas City infoZine, reports that Gov. Matt Blunt announced the creation of an official Missouri Poet Laureate post. Nominations for the post will be accepted through December 1, 2007.
Of special interest, Jay Barnes of the governor's staff wrote a 10-line poem to mark the announcement.
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For a little more on the new Missouri Poet Laureate announcement, check out "Blunt is seeking Missouri's first Poet Laureate," from the Joplin Independent.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
