In 1981, Wyoming established a state poet laureate position, which has been held by Barbara Smith since 2023.
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 | Wyoming Arts Council | Wyoming |
| Literary Organization | Wyoming Writers, Inc. | Wyoming |
| Literary Organization | WyoPoets | Wyoming |
| Conference | Jackson Hole Writers' Conference | Wyoming |
| Small Press | High Plains Press | Wyoming |
| Literary Magazine | Owen Wister Review | Wyoming |
| Writing Program | University of Wyoming | Wyoming |
| Colony | Ucross Foundation | Wyoming |
| Colony | Jentel Artist Residency Program | Wyoming |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Personally Recommended Books/The Second Story | Wyoming |
Related Poets
Photo credit: Austen Diamond Paisley Rekdal
Read more about >Paisley Rekdal is the author of six volumes of poetry, most recently Nightingale (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). An inaugural Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, Rekdal is the Guest Editor for Poem-a-Day in December 2019. She is the Poet Laureate of Utah and lives in Salt Lake City.
David Romtvedt
Read more about >A former poet laureate of Wyoming, David Romtvedt is the author of several poetry collections, including Some Church (Milkweed Editions, 2005). He teaches at the University of Wyoming.
Eugene Gagliano
Read more about >Eugene Gagliano is a retired elementary school teacher, children’s author, and poet. In 1966, he received his AAS degree in ornamental horticu