GOV
St. Louis Poet Laureate
The Saint Louis Poet Laureate will promote the art of poetry and encourage literacy and learning throughout the Saint Louis region.
Get Started
Jane Ellen Ibur - Poet Laureate
Jane Ibur was appointed Poet Laureate for the City of St. Louis on April 12, 2019.
Ibur began writing poems in middle school which developed into a career of writing, teaching, and promoting poetry. An alumna of Webster University, her teaching efforts include being a founding poet educator with Community Arts Training program of the Regional Arts Commission.
For nineteen years she co-produced/co-hosted Literature for the Halibut on KDHX community radio.
As a poet, Ibur authored two collections of poems and has been included in over 50 literary anthologies and magazines.
Poet Laureate Overview
In 2014, the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen passed Ordinance 69879 which established the position of Saint Louis Poet Laureate.
The Saint Louis Poet Laureate will promote the art of poetry and encourage literacy and learning throughout the Saint Louis region.
The Saint Louis Poet Laureate will be expected to share a literary theme for their two-year term and engage a variety of constituencies, enriching the lives of residents by sharing and promoting poetry through public appearances, readings, workshops, and digital and social media.
Questions / Comments
Related Announcements
-
Next Poet Laureate to be sworn in Friday
Jane Ellen Ibur will officially be appointed the third Poet Laureate for the City of St. Louis this Friday, April 12
Press release | President of the Board of Aldermen | 04/10/2019 -
Next Poet Laureate to be sworn in Friday
Shirley LeFlore will be the 2018-2019 Poet Laureate
Press release | President of the Board of Aldermen | 11/08/2018 -
President Reed announces next term for Poet Laureate
President Lewis Reed announces next term for the St. Louis Poet Laureate and has appointed Cheryl D.S. Walker to chair the taskforce.
Press release | President of the Board of Aldermen | 06/12/2018 -
Poet Laureate Coronation Ceremony
Will take place on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015
Newsgram | Board of Aldermen | 01/13/2015
Contact
President of the Board of Aldermen
(314) 622-4114
1200 Market,
City Hall, Room 232
St. Louis, MO 63103
Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM
