New Hampshire

Current Laureate:
Patricia Fargnoli

Start of Term:
December 21, 2005 (term ends March 22, 2009)

Position History:
Position established June 19, 1967; codified in Revised Statutes Annotated, Sec. 3-A:1-3. The poet is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, from a list submitted by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. The term of office is five years. Cynthia Huntington, who began her term in March 2004, resigned in 2005 after she moved to Vermont.

Previous Laureates:
Paul Scott Mowrer (appointed 1968)
Eleanor Vinton (appointed 1972)
Richard Eberhart (1979-1984)
Donald Hall (1984-1989)
Maxine Kumin (1989-1994)
Jane Kenyon (1995)
Donald Hall (1995-1999)
Marie Harris (1999-2004)
Cynthia Huntington (March 22, 2004-October 2005)

Further Resources:
Publications by Patricia Fargnoli in the Library's online catalog.

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