California Poet Laureate - Poets Laureate

Poets Laureate

  • Ina Donna Coolbrith, appointed on June 30, 1915. Held the title until her death in 1928.
  • Dr. Henry Meade Bland, 1929–1931
  • John Steven McGroarty, 1933–1944
  • Gordon W. Norris, 1953–1961
  • Charles B. Garrigus, 1966–2000
  • Quincy Troupe, June 11, 2002–October 2002.
  • Al Young, appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 12, 2005.
  • Carol Muske-Dukes, appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger on November 14, 2008.
  • Juan Felipe Herrera, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown on March 21, 2012.

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