Poet Laureate of Illinois

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The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the official state poet position, held by distinguished poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks to promote poetry and literary arts throughout Illinois.

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instanceOf poet laureate position ⓘ
state government office ⓘ
aimsTo increase public engagement with poetry ⓘ
preserve Illinois literary heritage ⓘ
support Illinois poets ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Illinois ⓘ
appointedBy Governor of Illinois ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
domain arts and culture ⓘ
fieldOfWork literature ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasDuties encourage appreciation of literary arts ⓘ
engage communities through readings and events ⓘ
promote poetry in Illinois ⓘ
support poetry education ⓘ
hasGenderRequirement no formal gender requirement ⓘ
hasNotableOfficeHolder Angela Jackson ⓘ
Carl Sandburg ⓘ
Gwendolyn Brooks ⓘ
hasRepresentation literary festivals ⓘ
public readings ⓘ
school visits ⓘ
hasTitle Illinois Poet Laureate ⓘ
inception 1936 ⓘ
isPartOf Government of Illinois ⓘ
isSimilarTo Poet Laureate of California ⓘ
Poet Laureate of New York ⓘ
Poet Laureate of the United States ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Illinois ⓘ
officeCreatedBy State of Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Illinois
officeType honorary position ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
positionHeldBy Angela Jackson ⓘ
Carl Sandburg ⓘ
Gwendolyn Brooks ⓘ
Howard Austin ⓘ
John Knoepfle ⓘ
Kevin Stein ⓘ
scope statewide ⓘ
selectionCriteria connection to Illinois ⓘ
distinguished contribution to poetry ⓘ
sponsoredBy State of Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Illinois
workLocation Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago

Springfield, Illinois ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gwendolyn Brooks → positionHeld → Poet Laureate of Illinois ⓘ
Poet Laureate of Illinois → hasTitle → Illinois Poet Laureate ⓘ
linked to: Poet Laureate of Illinois
Poet Laureate of Illinois → isSimilarTo → Poet Laureate of California ⓘ
linked to: Poet Laureate of Illinois
Englewood High School → hasAlumniDistinction → Poet Laureate of Illinois (via Gwendolyn Brooks) ⓘ
linked to: Poet Laureate of Illinois