{"id":30344,"date":"2021-04-26T20:11:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdc1000.wpengine.com\/?post_type=program&p=30344"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:51:54","slug":"poet-laureate","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/program\/poet-laureate\/","title":{"rendered":"Poeta Laureado"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traci Brimhall
2023-2026 Poet Laureate
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The Poet Laureate of Kansas promotes the arts as a public resource for all Kansans. Traci Brimhall will present readings and discussions about poetry in communities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poems for the State Fair<\/h5>\n <\/i><\/a>\n\n\n
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\u201cI am delighted to serve Kansas as the next Poet Laureate,\u201d Professor Traci Brimhall said. \u201cI love connecting with others and building community, and I can\u2019t wait for the next few years of celebrating creativity in the Sunflower State.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brimhall is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod <\/em>(Copper Canyon Press). Her poems have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Poetry, Orion,<\/em> and Best American Poetry.<\/em> She received the 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Poetry, among numerous other awards. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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