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Updated  05-07-13

Congratulations to Wyatt Townley
Kansas' next Poet Laureate

TOPEKA – The Kansas Humanities Council (KHC) announced that Wyatt Townley of Shawnee Mission, Kan., has been named the 2013-2015 Poet Laureate of Kansas. As Poet Laureate of Kansas, Townley will promote the humanities as a public resource for all Kansans through public readings, presentations, and discussions about poetry in communities across the state.  ► Learn More

Congratulations to Jonathan Holden, Kansas' 1st Poet Laureate and Kansas State University Distinguished Professor & Poet-in-Residence, on the announcement of his retirement, forthcoming this summer, after 35 years of service to KSU! Jonathan's contribution to the University, his students and poets across Kansas and the nation was highlighted in a special event held at KSU on April 6, 2013.  Learn More about the event, Jonathan and his work ► www.jonathanholden.com 

"Jonathan Holden is one of our most intelligent poets... It is not always easy to be both brilliant and generous of spirit.  It is our good fortune that Holden wears his learning lightly and with such unaffected grace and charm."

                               —Ted Kooser
                                              former Poet Laureate
                                                    United States of America