Just What Do Poet Laureates Do? And Why Do States Have Them? WORDS Posted: July 29, 2014 8:38 amFor the broader world of people who read poetry — and many who don’t — the brouhaha was a chance to ask a more basic question: Just who are America’s state poets laureate, and what do they do anyway? Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
