Creator: Mississippi Arts Commission (RG 90)

Collection Summary: This series involves the nomination and choosing of Mississippi’s Poet Laureate, the official state poet and a representative of the cultural heritage of Mississippi. The person in this position is responsible for creating and reading appropriate poetry at state occasions and state agency functions. In 1963, Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw was named the first Poet Laureate of Mississippi, then a lifetime position. Starting in 2011, the Governor’s Office, in partnership with the Mississippi Arts Commission and Mississippi’s other cultural agencies, instituted a four-year term for the state’s poet laureate, starting in 2012. The documents include applications, resumes with samples of work, correspondence, and press releases.

Access Restrictions: None

Dates: 2015-2016

Volume: .30 cubic feet

Language: English

Finding Aid Created By: Lori Kincses in July, 2020

Collection Inventory
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Applications & Resumes: 201534894
Correspondence: 2015-201634894
Press Release: 201534894