City Poets Laureate

"In short, Topeka is not the kind of place one expects to produce great poetry.
And yet, it has. A lot of it."


https://lithub.com/is-topeka-the-most-poetic-city-in-america/

"Ashley Swearengin, the city’s mayor, said Fresno realized that there was “a missing piece” in its ability to express itself. So the city decided on a poet laureate “to express what it’s like to be in Fresno, what life is like on the ground here, and to really capture the essence of our community, to bind us as a community and help to represent to the outside world what our community is like.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/us/poets-laureate-proliferate-across-us.html

"The poet laureate program is designed to celebrate [Baton Rogue]'s "rich culture and diversity" through work Davenport will do over the course of the year in his written work and outreach to the community through programs and teaching, Broome said in a news release."

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_7fa262d0-7685-11e9-8495-eb53f25ca033.html

Mayor of Boston: "Porsha's eagerness to enhance the City of Boston through poetry, along with her commitment to increasing access to the arts in every neighborhood, make her an incredible asset," said Mayor Walsh. "I'm excited to see her vision of how we can use arts to facilitate inclusive and welcoming conversations across the City come to life over the next four years."

https://www.boston.gov/news/porsha-olayiwola-named-city-boston-poet-laureate