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Bookmark or Share- Current Poet Laureate | NC Arts CouncilOn May 17, 2021 Governor Roy Cooper announced that he would reappoint poet, teacher, and community advocate Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina’s poet laureate. “Jaki Shelton Green has a remarkable ability to connect with people from all walks of life through the literary arts,” Governor Cooper said.
- Jaki Shelton Green | Poet Laureate of North CarolinaJaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. When he appointed her in 2018, Governor Cooper stated that “Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature.
- Jaki Shelton Green - WikipediaJaki Shelton Green is an American poet. In November 2009, she was named the first Piedmont Laureate by a collection of Triangle-area arts councils. She currently resides in Mebane, North Carolina. Green teaches Documentary Poetry at Duke University within the Center for Documentary Studies.
- About NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton GreenJaki Shelton Green, ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. She is a 2019 Academy of American Poet Laureate Fellow, 2014 NC Literary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2009 NC Piedmont Laureate appointment, 2003 recipient of the North Carolina Award for ...
- North Carolina Poet Laureate | NC Arts CouncilJaki Shelton Green is North Carolina’s current Poet Laureate. She is the first African American and the third woman to serve as the state’s ambassador for poetry and the spoken word. She was first appointed North Carolina Poet Laureate in 2018. Governor Roy Cooper reappointed her in May 2021.
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