In 1987, Rhode Island established a state poet laureate position, which is currently held by Tina Cane, who was appointed to a five-year term in 2016. Cane is the founder and director of Writers-in-the-Schools, Rhode Island, and is the author of Once More with Feeling (Veliz Books, 2017).
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| Type | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Program | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island |
| Literary Organization | The Writers' Circle Inc. | Rhode Island |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Ada Books | Rhode Island |
| Literary Organization | The Pawtucket Arts Collaborative | Rhode Island |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Barrington Books | Rhode Island |
| Literary Organization | The Providence Athenaeum | Rhode Island |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Brown University Bookstore | Rhode Island |
| Literary Organization | Rhode Island State Council on the Arts | Rhode Island |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Cellar Stories Bookstore | Rhode Island |
| Landmark | Rhode Island Center for the Book | Rhode Island |
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Photo credit: Mike Salerno Tina Cane
Read more about Tina Cane >Tina Cane is the author of Once More with Feeling (Veliz Books, 2017). She is the founder and director of Writers-in-the-Schools, Rhode Island. She lives in Providence.
Photo credit: R. N. Elkington Peter Johnson
Read more about Peter Johnson >Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1951, Peter Johnson received the James Laughlin Award for his second collection of prose poems, Miracles & Mortifications.
Photo credit: Margot Balboni Stephen Dobyns
Read more about Stephen Dobyns >The author of numerous collections of poetry and novels, Stephen Dobyns was the recipient of the Lamont Poetry Selection in 1972