Poets Laureate of New York

The State Poet of New York is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of New York. The position of New York State Poet was established by a special mandate of the New York State Legislature on August 1, 1985.[1] In 1988 New York also established position for other genres of writing entitled New York State Author.[2] In 2016 Governor Cuomo also named Joseph Tusiani Poet Laureate Emeritus.[3]

Audre Lorde was the third poet laureate of New York.

List of Poets Laureate
Kurt Vonnegut was named State Author in 2001.

List of State Authors

References
  1. "New York". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "State Author and State Poet honorees". New York State Writers Institute. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Governor Cuomo Announces New York's Biennial State Author & Poet". New York State. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "New York State Author and New York State Poet Awards". University of Albany. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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