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Lyric Poetry Mural, Lyric Poetry (detail), by Henry O. Walker, in the South Corridor, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
Photographic print.
[c.1899]

Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.
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Current Laureate:
Natasha Trethewey

Start of Term
January 2012

Position History:
First laureate was Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw, appointed by Gov. Ross Barnett in 1963. In 1973, Louise Moss Montgomery was named laureate by Gov. William Waller. Gov. Cliff Finch appointed Winifred Hamrick Farrar laueate in 1978. All three poets laureate served lifetime terms. Natasha Trethewey was appointed to a four-year term by Gov. Haley Barbour in 2012.

Previous Laureates:
Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw (1963-1971)
Louise Moss Montgomery (1973-January 1978)
Winifred Hamrick Farrar (July 31, 1978-November 6, 2010)

Previous Laureates:
Publications by Natasha Trethewey in the Library's online catalog.

 

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