List of municipal poets laureate in New Mexico

This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in New Mexico. ^[1] Poets laureate serving the Navajo Nation which spans portions of New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah are also listed.

Navajo Nation

Luci Tapahonso: 2013–2015^[1]^[2]
Laura Tohe: 2015–2019^[1]^[2]

Albuquerque

Hakim Bellamy: 2012–2014^[3]
Jessica Helen Lopez: 2014–2016^[3]
Manuel Gonzalez: 2016–2018^[3]
Michelle Otero: 2018–2020^[3]
Mary Oishi: 2020–2022^[3]
Anna C. Martinez: 2022–2024^[3]
Damien Flores: 2024– ^[4]

Las Vegas

Kayt Peck: 2021– ^[5]

Santa Fe

Arthur Sze: 2006–2008^[1]
Valerie Martínez: 2008–2010^[6]
Joan Logghe: 2010–2012^[3]
Jon Davis: 2012–2014^[3]
Elizabeth Jacobson: 2019–2021^[3]
Darryl Wellington: 2021–2023^[3]
Tommy Archuleta: 2024– ^[3]

Silver City/Grants

Bonnie Buckley Maldonado – 2012-2014^[3]
Elise Stuart – 2014-2017^[3]
Beate Sigriddaughter and Jack Crocker – 2017-2019^[3]
Eve West Bessier – 2019-2021^[3]
Allison Waterman – 2021-2024^[3]
Heather Frankland – 2024–2026^[3]

Taos

Sawnie Morris: 2018–2019^[3]
Catherine Strisik: 2020–2022^[3]
Joshua Concha: 2022– ^[7]

External links

Poets Laureate at New Mexico State Library

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Poets Laureate". New Mexico State Library. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b White, Kaila (25 September 2015). "ASU professor Laura Tohe named Navajo Nation's second poet laureate". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Schaefer, Amy. "LibGuides: New Mexico Poets: Poets Laureate". libguides.nmstatelibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ Martinez, Rozanna M. (2024-07-07). "A way with words: Damien Flores named city's new poet laureate". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ "Las Vegas names first poet laureate". Santa Fe New Mexican. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ Kohlhaase, Bill. "Valerie Martínez: Has everything up her sleeve". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
^ Jansen, Steve (2021-12-07). "Joshua Concha (Taos Pueblo) Selected as Next Taos Poet Laureate". Southwest Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[nmstl-1] "Poets Laureate". New Mexico State Library. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[LauraTohe-2] White, Kaila (25 September 2015). "ASU professor Laura Tohe named Navajo Nation's second poet laureate". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Schaefer, Amy. "LibGuides: New Mexico Poets: Poets Laureate". libguides.nmstatelibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[4] Martinez, Rozanna M. (2024-07-07). "A way with words: Damien Flores named city's new poet laureate". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[5] "Las Vegas names first poet laureate". Santa Fe New Mexican. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[SFNM-6] Kohlhaase, Bill. "Valerie Martínez: Has everything up her sleeve". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-08-01.

[7] Jansen, Steve (2021-12-07). "Joshua Concha (Taos Pueblo) Selected as Next Taos Poet Laureate". Southwest Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

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