2001 Poet Laureate – Deidra Greenleaf Allan

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Poet Laureate 2001 DEIDRA GREENLEAF ALLAN Deidra’s poetry has appeared in American Poetry Review, Poetry Miscellany, Puerto del Sol, West Branch, and Wind Magazine, among other printed and online journals.  In 1997 Deidra returned to writing poetry after more...

2000 Poet Laureate – Margaret Almon

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Poet Laureate 2000 MARGARET ALMON Margaret Almon grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and moved to the United States in 1985. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon. Her poems appear in a range of literary journals such as Seattle...

1999 Poet Laureate – Yolanda Wisher

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Poet Laureate 1999 YOLANDA WISHERPhiladelphia-based poet Yolanda Wisher is the author of Monk Eats an Afro (Hanging LoosePress, 2014) and the co-editor of Peace is a Haiku Song (Philadelphia Mural Arts, 2013).Wisher was named the inaugural Poet Laureate of Montgomery...

2014 Poet Laureate – Kristina Moriconi

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Poet Laureate 2014 KRISTINA MORICONI    Kristina Moriconi is a poet and essayist. She is the author of the chapbook, No Such Place (Finishing Line Press, 2013), and her work has appeared most recently in Blood Lotus, Under the Sun, and Crab Creek Review. She is...

2015 Poet Laureate – David Escobar-Martin

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MaPoet Laureate 2015   DAVID ESCOBAR- MARTIN    David Escobar-Martín is the product of spoken word and written poetry. A Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement Alumni, David has performed at poetry slams since the age of fifteen. David’s current goal is to...