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Kansas Poet Laureate - Ad Astra Poetry Project

A Continuing Kansas Poetry Program
as created by Denise Low,
Kansas Poet Laureate

In Conjunction with the
Kansas Arts Commission

Select & Click a "Name" Below to read narrative

2008

01-13-08 John Moritz
02-05-08 Trish Reeves
02-21-08 Albert Goldbarth
03-17-08 Patricia Traxler
04-07-08 Thomas Zvi Wilson
05-04-08 B.H. Fairchild
05-31-08 Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
07-01-08 Gordon Parks
07-13-08 Diane Glancy
08-01-08 Barry Barnes
08-18-08 Philip Miller
09-02-08 Brian Daldorph
09-29-08 Judith Roitman

2007

08-18-07 William Stafford
09-03-07 Steven Hind
09-16-07 Langston Hughes
09-30-07 Harley Elliot

10-16-07 Jo McDougall

10-30-07 Jonathan Holden
11-15-07 Gloria Vando
11-28-07 William Kloefkorn
12-14-07 Ken Irby

The Ad Astra (To the Stars) Poetry Project is part of Denise Low's commitment as poet laureate for the state of Kansas, 2007-2009.

This project features a weekly to bi-weekly column featuring a Kansas poet's brief bio, sample of their writing and Dr. Low's commentary. This electronic “broadside” or poetry flyer is available to the pubic on this and the Kansas Arts Commission websites; it's free! ...to Kansas schools, libraries, arts organizations and anyone who has a love for Kansas poets and poetry.

Dr. Low expresses that this program is meant to share her enthusiasm for historic and contemporary poets who reside or have resided in Kansas for a substantial part of their lives.

She extends many thanks to Jonathan Holden, first poet laureate of Kansas, who set the standard for this new program.

► Read Statement from the Poet Laureate