Timeline: 2 Year Term for Poet Laureate

Posted on February 5, 2019

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In 1964…

The State of Delaware amended the position of Poet Laureate to a two-year term to perform duties as requested by the Governor. At this time, from 1963-1965, Mother M. Aloysius Peach of Wilmington (pictured) was the Delaware Poet Laureate.

[button type=”default” size=”lg” link=”https://arts.delaware.gov/poet-laureate/about/”]About the Poet Laureate Program [/button]

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This post is part of the Division’s 30th Anniversary Timeline series.