Poet Laureate Appearances

Stanley Plumly was appointed ninth Poet Laureate of Maryland on October 1, 2009 by Governor Martin O’Malley. He is the author of nine books of poetry, including Old Heart (Norton, 2008), which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2007. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including a Guggenheim Fellowship, eight Pushcart Prizes, the Paterson Poetry Prize (2007), an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2002) and a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation (2001). He was inducted into the Academy of Arts and Sciences in October, 2010.

As Poet Laureate, Mr. Plumly is available to speak about modern poetry, John Keats, and give a reading ofhis work. His visit is free, though an honorarium may be offered if you wish.

Mr. Plumly is now accepting engagements and is especially interested in speaking to high school students. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Chris Stewart, liaison to the Poet Laureate and program director for literary arts with The Maryland State Arts Council, at cstewart@msac.org or 410-767-6476. 
 

March 15, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Harford County Public Library
Bel Air Branch
100 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Bel Air, MD  21014
410-638-3151
http://hcplonline.org/locations/branches/

March 23, 2012, 4 p.m.
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata campus
8730 Mitchell Road,
PO Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646-0910
301-934-2251
http://www.csmd.edu/about/campuses/laplata/ 

April 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m. 
Calvert Library
850 Costley Way
Prince Frederick, MD  20678
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
www.somd.lib.md.us