Poet Laureate of Wyoming
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The poet laureate of Wyoming is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Wyoming. The position of poet laureate was created by executive order in 1981 with a variable term of service. The post became a customary two-year term starting on statehood day (July 10).[1][2]
TypePoet Laureate
Formation1981
FirstholderPeggy Simson Curry
| Poet Laureate of Wyoming | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2016Eugene M. Gagliano | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 1981 |
| First holder | Peggy Simson Curry |
List of poets laureate
- Peggy Simson Curry (1981 – 1987)[1][2][3]
- Charles L. Levendosky (1988 – 1995)[1][2]
- Robert Roripaugh (1995 – 2003)[1][2][4]
- David Romtvedt (2004 – 2011)[1][2][5]
- Patricia Frolander (2011 – 2013)[1][2][6][7]
- Echo Roy Klaproth (2013 – 2015)[1][2]
- A. Rose Hill (2015 – 2016)[1][2]
- Eugene M. Gagliano (2016–2023)[1][2]
- Barbara Smith (2023– )[8]
