Poet Laureate of Georgia (U.S. state)

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The poet laureate of Georgia is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Georgia. The position was created in 1925 by proclamation of the governor.{{citation |title= Georgia |work= State Poets |publisher= Library of Congress |url= https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/georgia.html |accessdate= 2019-06-27}} The position was codified with the Georgia Council for the Arts providing a list of three nominees for the governor's selection at the start of term.{{citation |title= § 50-1-3. Poet laureate |work= Official Code of Georgia Annotated |url= https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2017/title-50/chapter-1/section-50-1-3/index.html |accessdate= 2019-06-24}}

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List of poets laureate

The following have held the position:{{citation |title= Kemp Names Chelsea Rathburn as Georgia's Poet Laureate |date= March 21, 2019 |publisher= Georgia Department of Economic Development |url= https://www.georgia.org/newsroom/press-releases/kemp-names-chelsea-rathburn-georgias-poet-laureate|accessdate=2019-06-27}}

See also

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