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Poet Laureate of Alaska

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The Poet Laureate of Alaska also known as Alaska State Writer Laureate is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Alaska. The first Alaska Poet Laureate, Margaret Mielke, was appointed in 1963.[1] The program expanded to include other kinds of writers in 1996.[1]

Richard Dauenhauer was poet laureate in 1981.

List of Poets Laureate

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Poets laureate of Alaska include:[1][2]

Nora Dauenhauer was State Writer Laureate in 2012.

List of State Writer Laureate

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Alaska. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "State Writer Laureate". Alaska Humanities Forum. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Heather Lende, whose memoirs chronicle life in Haines, is named Alaska State Writer Laureate". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2024-08-28.


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