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.