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 a position for other genres of writing entitled New York State Author.[2] In 2016, Governor Cuomo also named Joseph Tusiani Poet Laureate Emeritus.[3]
List of Poets Laureate[edit]
- Stanley Kunitz (1987–1989)[1][2][4]
- Robert Creeley (1989–1991)[1][2][4]
- Audre Lorde (1991–1993)[1][2][4]
- Richard Howard (1993–1995)[1][2][4]
- Jane Cooper (1995–1997)[1][2][4]
- Sharon Olds (1998–2000)[1][2][4]
- John Ashbery (2001–2003)[1][2][4]
- Billy Collins (2004–2006)[1][2][4]
- Jean Valentine (2008–2010)[1][2][4]
- Marie Howe (2012–2014)[1][2][4]
- Yusef Komunyakaa (2015–2017)[1][2]
- Alicia Ostriker (2018–2021)[1][2]
- Willie Perdomo (2020–present)[1][2]
List of State Authors[edit]
- Grace Paley (1986–1988)[2][4]
- E. L. Doctorow (1989–1991)[2][4]
- Norman Mailer (1991–1993)[2][4]
- William Gaddis (1993–1995)[2][4]
- Peter Matthiessen (1995–1997)[2][4]
- James Salter (1998–2000)[2][4]
- Kurt Vonnegut (2001–2003)[2][4]
- Russell Banks (2004–2008)[2][4]
- Mary Gordon (2008–2010)[2][4]
- Alison Lurie (2012–2014)[2][4]
- Edmund White (2014–2016)[2][4]
- Colson Whitehead (2018–2021)[2]
- Ayad Akhtar (2021–2023)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "U.S. State Poets Laureate: A Resource Guide | New York". The Library of Congress. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "State Author and State Poet honorees". New York State Writers Institute. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces New York's Biennial State Author & Poet". New York State. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "New York State Author and New York State Poet Awards". University of Albany. Retrieved August 4, 2022.