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Young People's Poet Laureate is a position and award that was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006. The position is to promote children's poetry in the United States.[1] The organization changed the name from Children's Poet Laureate to capture a broader range of ages.
Term | Laureate | Ref. |
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2006 – 2008 | Jack Prelutsky | [2] |
2008 – 2011 | Mary Ann Hoberman | [3][4] |
2011 – 2012 | J. Patrick Lewis | [5] |
2013 – 2015 | Kenn Nesbitt | [6] |
2015 – 2017 | Jacqueline Woodson | [7][8] |
2017 – 2019 | Margarita Engle | [9] |
2019 – 2021 | Naomi Shihab Nye | [10] |
2022 | Elizabeth Acevedo | [11] |
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