KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, BA ’71, MA ‘72, a celebrated poet and author, was named Michigan’s third poet laureate. The announcement, made in February by the Michigan Department of ...

A review panel of librarians, poets, and academics from across the U.P. has been established to evaluate applications. They ...

The official application period for the role of Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate opened on April 14, 2025. The position, coordinated by the nonprofit U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation, celebrates poetry and ...

and lectured in English and creative writing at the University of Michigan. His term as poet laureate with El Segundo lasts two years, through the end of 2026. Smith, the inaugural poet laureate ...