Young People's Poet Laureate

Young People's Poet Laureate is a position and award that was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006. The position is to promote children's poetry in the United States.[1] The organization changed the name from Children's Poet Laureate to capture a broader range of ages.

Laureates

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Term Laureate Ref.
2006 – 2008 Jack Prelutsky [2]
2008 – 2011 Mary Ann Hoberman [3][4]
2011 – 2012 J. Patrick Lewis [5]
2013 – 2015 Kenn Nesbitt [6]
2015 – 2017 Jacqueline Woodson [7][8]
2017 – 2019 Margarita Engle [9]
2019 – 2021 Naomi Shihab Nye [10]
2022 Elizabeth Acevedo [11]

References

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  1. ^ Paige Bentley-Flannery (May 26, 2017). "Young People's Poet Laureate". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Nomi Schwartz (May 8, 2007). "Children's Poet Laureate Aims to Foster Lifelong Love of Poetry". American Booksellers Association. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mary Ann Hoberman". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mary Ann Hoberman Appointed as Children's Poet Laureate". Pen America. October 8, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Sally Lodge (May 12, 2011). "J Patrick Lewis Named Children's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Claire Kirch (June 13, 2013). "Kenn Nesbitt Named Children's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Carolyn Kellogg (June 3, 2015). "Jacqueline Woodson Named the new Young People's Poet Laureate". LA Times. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Natasha Gilmore (June 3, 2015). "Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Emma Kantor (May 16, 2017). "Margarita Engle Named Young People's Poet Laureate". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Poetry Foundation Announces 2019". Poetry Foundation. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Schaub, Michael (2022-09-09). "Elizabeth Acevedo Is Young People's Poet Laureate". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-09-10.