poet Archives - 64 Parishes

Dr. Darrell Bourque was appointed poet laureate of Louisiana by Governor Kathleen Blanco in 2007.

Evelyn Scott began her literary career as a poet but expanded into other literary genres, including short stories, essays, novels, memoir, and drama.

Everette Maddox was a poet known for his powers of wit and observation which he used to great effect in his works.

Marcus Christian was a Louisiana writer, folklorist, and historian, known as the author of poems which satirize Jim Crow laws.

Celebrated poet and educator Pinkie Gordon Lane was Louisiana’s first Black poet laureate.

Wilmer Mills was a poet deeply rooted in the rural Protestant culture of the Plains, an area located between St. Francisville and Baton Rouge.

With more than ten published volumes of poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa is a widely celebrated and anthologized poet.

Born in Scott, where he still maintains a home, Zachary Richard is a musician, poet, environmentalist, and cultural activist.

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