Since 1927, four individuals have been chosen as the Poet Laureate for the state of Florida. Each one has brought something new to the position. The current laureate, Peter Meinke, has much to say on Florida, life and death, and the peculiar joys of the places we call home.

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Thank you so much to Peter and Jeanne Meinke for welcoming me into their home and chatting with me! You can purchase Peter's poetry right here.

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You can read more about the history of poet laureates right her!

Watch the inauguration of our current U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo!

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Desert Ghost Town 

Traveling Horse

Love After Midnight

Piano Parapentes

Arround the Lake

Things You Never Known

Good Thoughts

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