The state poet of Florida is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Florida. Poets laureate of Florida are appointed by the governor and the Division of Arts and Culture. They first served lifetime, unpaid appointments, until June 20, 2014, when HB 513 established a four-year term.Florida needs a poet laureate but with term limits this time October 24, 2013 Time
List of poets laureate Franklin N. Wood (1929) Vivian Laramore Rader (1931–1975) Edmund Skellings (1980–2012) Peter Meinke (2015–present)
See also
Poet laureate List of U.S. state poets laureate United States Poet Laureate
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