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Traci Brimhall
2023-2026 Poet Laureate
of Kansas

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.

“I am delighted to serve Kansas as the next Poet Laureate,” Professor Traci Brimhall said. “I love connecting with others and building community, and I can’t wait for the next few years of celebrating creativity in the Sunflower State.”

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

How to Bring the Poet Laureate
of Kansas to Your Community

Traci Brimhall’s program is available free of charge to Kansas nonprofit organizations. Please fill out form below and submit for more information. Thank you.

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Huascar Medina
2019-2022 Poet Laureate Emeritus of Kansas

Huascar is a poet, writer, and performer who lives in Topeka. He currently works as a freelance copywriter and as the Literary Editor for seveneightfive magazine publishing stories that spotlight literary and artistic events in northeast Kansas.

His poems can be found in his collection How to Hang the Moon published by Spartan Press. He is the winner of ARTSConnect’s 2018 Arty Award for Literary Art. His new collection of poems Un Mango Grows in Kansas is available at huascarmedina.com.

Traci Brimhall2023-2026 Poet Laureate of Kansas

How to Bring the Poet Laureate of Kansas to Your Community

Traci Brimhall’s program is available free of charge to Kansas nonprofit organizations. Please fill out form below and submit for more information. Thank you.

Huascar Medina2019-2022 Poet Laureate Emeritus of Kansas

Traci Brimhall
2023-2026 Poet Laureate
of Kansas

How to Bring the Poet Laureate
of Kansas to Your Community

Huascar Medina
2019-2022 Poet Laureate Emeritus of Kansas