Poet Laureate of West Virginia
Poet laureate for West Virginia, USA
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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]
TypePoet laureate
Formation1927
FirstholderKarl Myers
| Poet Laureate of West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2012Marc Harshman | |
| Type | Poet laureate |
| Formation | 1927 |
| First holder | Karl Myers |
List of poets laureate
- Karl Myers (1927–1937) [2]
- Roy Lee Harmon (March 12, 1937 – 1943) [2]
- James Lowell McPherson (1943–1946)[2]
- Roy Lee Harmon (October 11, 1946 – 1960)[2]
- Vera Andrews Harvey (1960–1961)[2]
- Roy Lee Harmon (March 7, 1961 – 1979)[2]
- Louse McNeil (Pease) (1979–1993)[2][3][4][5]
- Irene McKinney (1994–2012)[2][6][7]
- Marc Harshman (2012– )[2]
