New Hampshire Poet Laureate

The New Hampshire Poet Laureate is the Poet laureate of the American state of New Hampshire.

Background
The office of New Hampshire Poet Laureate was established by the state legislature in 1967. The Poet Laureate is appointed by the governor for an honorary 5-year term, from a list submitted by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire.

The Poet Laureate is an ambassador for all New Hampshire poets, and works to heighten the visibility and value of poetry in the state.

Beginning in 2013, private contributions made to the Walter Butts’ New Hampshire Poet Laureate Fund (created in memory of the former New Hampshire Poet Laureate and coordinated through the Poetry Society of New Hampshire) provide a modest annual honorarium to help the New Hampshire Poet Laureate achieve his or her stated mission.

History
Past New Hampshire Poet Laureates are:


 * Paul Scott Mowrer (September 1968-July 1972)
 * Eleanor Vinton (August 1972-December 1978)
 * Richard Eberhart (January 1979-January 1984)
 * Donald Hall (June, 1984-January 1989)
 * Maxine Kumin (March 1989-March 1994)
 * Jane Kenyon (January 1995-March 1999)
 * Donald Hall (December 1995-March 1999)
 * Marie Harris (October 1999-March 2004)
 * Cynthia Huntington (March 22, 2004-December 2005)
 * Patricia Fargnoli (January 2006-March 2009)
 * Walter E. Butts (March 31, 2009-March 2013)
 * Alice B. Fogel (November 6, 2013 - date)