Poet Laureate of Georgia (U.S. state)

Poet Laureate of Georgia
Incumbent
Chelsea Rathburn
since 2019
TypePoet Laureate
Formation1925
First holderFrank Lebby Stanton

The Poet Laureate of Georgia is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Georgia. The position was created in 1925 by proclamation of the governor.[1] The position was codified with the Georgia Council for the Arts providing a list of three nominees for the governor's selection at the start of term.[2]

Frank Lebby Stanton was the first poet laureate.
  1. ^ "Georgia", State Poets, Library of Congress, retrieved 2019-06-27
  2. ^ "§ 50-1-3. Poet laureate", Official Code of Georgia Annotated, retrieved 2019-06-24