Poets Laureate

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What is a poet laureate? Poet laureate are officially appointed by a government or institution. The designated poet laureate often composes poems for special events and occasions.

 

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2019 Young Minds Dreaming Poetry Contest | Ask an Author
2019 Young Minds Dreaming Poetry Contest | Ask an Author

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Young poets read their winning entries and met former U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, at the 2019 Young Minds Dreaming Contest held for the third year in a row at the South Carolina State...
Hyer, Helen von Kolonitz | South Carolina Public Radio
Hyer, Helen von Kolonitz | South Carolina Public Radio

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"H" is for Hyer, Helen von Kolonitz (1896-1983). Poet, writer. While still in her teens, Hyer published her first poems. She joined the Poetry Society in 1920. Her first poetry collection, Santee...
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Marjory Wentworth | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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This program features Marjory Wentworth. Her poems have appeared in numerous books, magazines and anthologies. She is the author of a collection of poems entitled Noticing Eden. Her most recent book...
Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate
Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate
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Grace Freeman S.C. Poet Laureate 1985 - 1986 Grace Freeman was named poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley in 1985. Grace was born in Greenville County, and her poems, stories, plays...
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
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Ennis Rees S.C. Poet Laureate 1984 - 1985 In 1984, Ennis Rees was named the third poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley. At the time, Ennis had been an English professor at the...
Helen von Kolnitz Hyer | Poets Laureate
Helen von Kolnitz Hyer | Poets Laureate
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Helen von Kolnitz Hyer S.C. Poet Laureate 1974 - 1983 Like Archibald Rutledge, Helen von Kolnitz Hyer had a calling to be a poet at a very young age. As a girl, she memorized poems from her aunt's...
Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate
Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate
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Archibald Rutledge S.C. Poet Laureate 1936-1949 It has been said that "Archie" Rutledge was a born poet. He composed his first piece of poetry at the age of three. It exists in print to this very day...
What Is a Poet Laureate? | Poets Laureate
What Is a Poet Laureate? | Poets Laureate
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Poets Laureate of England The tradition of employing a poet as "poet laureate" began with the royalty of England in the 16th century. Poets laureate held an official position in the royal court. The...
Rita Dove | Poetry All-Stars
Rita Dove | Poetry All-Stars
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Rita Dove 1952 - In 1987, Rita Dove was one of the youngest poets to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Dove also became the youngest poet laureate of the United States in 1993. Currently, Dove is a...
Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Archibald Rutledge was born October 23, 1883 in McClellanville, South Carolina. He grew up at Hampton Plantation on the South Santee River. In 1904, Rutledge began writing stories, poems, and magazine...