While forty-two U.S. states have an official poet laureate or state writer, only five states—Indiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee—have an official state poem. This guide provides access to the full text of each of these poems. In addition, Paul Ott's poem "I am Louisiana," which was named the official "cultural poem" of Louisiana in 2006 (RS 49:155.6), can be accessed here.

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• Indiana
• Massachusetts
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma
• Tennessee

Other Poetry Guides

• LC Poetry Resources
• Abraham Lincoln and Poetry
• How to Find a Poem
• Locating Poetry Criticism
• Poetry Audio Recordings
• Poetry Webcasts (Video)
• Presidents as Poets
• State Poets Laureate
• U.S. Poets Laureate
• Walt Whitman: Online Resources