Who was the first state poet laureate, and for which state?
The first state poet laureate was Ina Coolbrith, who was named poet laureate of California by governor’s proclamation on April 21, 1915. The California legislature approved this proclamation on April 26, 1919. Chronologically, the second person to be named a state poet laureate was Alice Polk Hill, who became Colorado’s laureate on September 10, 1919.
