Poet Laureate of Kansas

Poet Laureate of Kansas
Nomination Guidelines

Fiscal Year 2010

Two-Year Term
(July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011)

Application Deadline:
October 2, 2008

Since 2005, the Kansas Arts Commission has been part of the national cultural tradition of officially honoring a citizen poet of exceptional talent and accomplishment through the appointment of a Poet Laureate of Kansas. The appointee promotes and encourages a broad appreciation of poetry through their own educational outreach programming while simultaneously serving on the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster.

Questions about this program? Contact Christine Dotterweich Bial, program manager of community and artist partnerships, at 785/368-6544 or .

 


Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. —John Ruskin

 
Kansas Arts Commission | 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1004 | Topeka, Kansas 66603-3774
Phone: 785/296-3335 | Fax: 785/296-4989 |
State of Kansas | Copyright 2007

Art and Photo Credits:
Photo Courtesy of The University Theatre, Lawrence

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