In 1923, Oklahoma established a state poet laureate position, which is presently held by Jay Snider. Snider was appointed in 2022 and will serve a one-year term.
Poetry Near You
Find poetry readings, workshops, festivals, conferences, literary organizations, and poetry-friendly bookstores, and learn more about poets laureate, in your area.
Recent & Featured Listings
| Type | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Organization | Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma |
| Writing Program | Red Earth MFA University of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| Literary Organization | Oklahoma Center for the Book | Oklahoma |
| Literary Organization | Poetry Society of Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Writing Program | Oklahoma State University in Stillwater | Oklahoma |
| Writing Program | University of Oklahoma in Norman | Oklahoma |
| Writing Program | University of Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Literary Organization | Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. | Oklahoma |
| Festival | Scissortail Creative Writing Festival | Oklahoma |
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Photo credit: Karen Kuehn Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo was appointed the new United States poet laureate in 2019. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951, Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. She is the author of several books of poetry, including An American Sunrise, which is forthcoming from W. W. Norton in 2019, and Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (W. W. Norton, 2015). She is a current Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Read more about Joy Harjo >
Photo credit: Heather Conley Ai
Read more about Ai >Ai was the author of several books of poetry, including Vice: New and Selected Poems (W. W. Norton, 1999), which won the National Book Award for Poetry.
Photo credit: Sydney A. Foster Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers is the author of five poetry collections, including The Age of Phillis: Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2020) and The Gospel of Barbecue (The Kent State University Press, 2000), which was selected by Lucille Clifton for the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize.Read more about Honorée Fanonne Jeffers >