The Laureate Project Podcast
1) New York: Kimiko Hahn
On the golden age of Japanese literature, the sound of a peach floating down the river, and exoplanets. Kimiko Hahn is the State Poet of New York, serving from 2025-2027. Featured Sound: “The Time” ...Show More
2) Washington: Derek Sheffield
On petrichor, pigeon guillemots, and the craft of solitude. Derek Sheffield is the Poet Laureate of Washington, serving from 2025-2027. Featured Sound: “Waiting like the Storm” | Rand Aldo | Courte...Show More
3) Oregon: Ellen Waterson
On Judas horses, pitbulls, and a once and future wilderness. Ellen Waterston is the Poet Laureate of Oregon, serving from 2024-2026. Featured Sound: “Lawn Road” | Anders Schill Paulsen | Courtesy o...Show More
4) Mississippi: Ann Fisher-Wirth
On kudzu, novelists under rocks, and seeking help at the moment of your death. Ann Fisher-Wirth is the Poet Laureate of Mississippi, serving from 2025-2029. Featured Sound: "Cry for You Every Night...Show More
5) Lake Angela Bonus Poem: Stomach, God, Glove, and Fruit
An extra poem from 2024-2025 Bucks County, PA Poet Laureate, Lake Angela. Photo courtesy of Lake Angela.
6) Pennsylvania (Bucks County): Lake Angela
On ambiguity, capital "M" Madness, and the many sounds of green. Lake Angela is the Poet Laureate of Bucks County, PA, serving from 2024-2025. Featured Sound: "Rebecka's Waltz" | Jonathan Bondesso...Show More
7) Tennessee: Margaret Britton Vaughn
On tending the fire, $1.98 memories, and settling down with everything you want. Margaret Britton Vaughn is the Poet Laureate of Tennessee, serving since 1995. Featured Sound: "Train Heist" | Roy ...Show More
8) Vermont: Bianca Stone
On those remains of last year's goldenrod, pockets of what's wild, and the games we play to liberate ourselves. Bianca Stone is the Poet Laureate of Vermont, serving from 2024-2028. Featured Sound: ...Show More
9) West Virginia: Marc Harshman
On postprandial mythology, small farming, and tying things together. Marc Harshman is the Poet Laureate of West Virginia, serving since 2012. Featured sound: "Summer Bells" | View Points | Courtesy...Show More
10) Nevada: Shaun Griffin
On high desert solitude, bureaucracies of mercy, and finding life between the walls. Shaun Griffin is the Poet Laureate of Nevada, serving from 2024-2026. Featured Sound: "Moon over Moneglia" | An...Show More