Find poetry readings, workshops, festivals, conferences, literary organizations, and poetry-friendly bookstores, and learn more about poets laureate, in your area.
State Poet Laureate
The poet laureate position was established on July 15, 1957, and is currently held by Shaun Griffin, who will serve through April 2026.
City and County Poets Laureate
Clark County
In 2024, Ashley “Ms.AyeVee” Vargas was appointed the poet laureate of Clark County, Nevada.
| Type | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Magazine | Witness Magazine | Nevada |
| Writing Program | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Writing Program | University of Nevada, Reno | Nevada |
| Writing Program | College of Southern Nevada | Nevada |
| Literary Organization | Black Mountain Institute | Nevada |
| Literary Organization | Nevada Arts Council (NAC) | Nevada |
| Literary Organization | The Northern Nevada Writing Project | Nevada |
| Literary Organization | The Southern Nevada Writing Project | Nevada |
| Literary Organization | Nevada Humanities | Nevada |
| Festival | Vegas Valley Book Festival | Nevada |
Born in the Bronx on June 12, 1954, Donald Revell is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including My Mojave.
Kirk Robertson is the author of How the Light Gets In (Black Rock Press, 2014); Just Past Labor Day: Selected & New Poems, 1969–1995 (University of Nevada Press, 1996); Music: A Suite & 13 Songs (Floating Island Press, 1995); and Driving to Vegas: New & Selected Poems (Sun/Gemini Press, 1989). He lives in Fallon, Nevada.
Claudia Keelan is the author of eight collections of poetry: We Step into the Sea: New and Selected Poems (Barrow Street, 2018), O, Heart (Barrow Street, 2014), Missing Her (New Issues Press, 2009), The Devotion Field (Alice James Books, 2004), Of & Among There Was a Locus(t) (Ashata Press, 2003), Utopic (Alice James Books, 2000), The Secularist (University of Georgia Press, 1997), and Refinery (Cleveland State University Press, 1994).