Article: WISCONSIN BEGINS SEARCH FOR ITS NEW POET LAUREATE.(METRO)

Byline: Anita Weier The Capital Times

What better time to start a search for Wisconsin's new poet laureate than during National Poetry Month?

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton saw fit to do exactly that on the first day of April with a news conference at the State Capitol.

A Poet Laureate Nomination Commission appointed by Gov. Jim Doyle will receive applications and recommend three finalists to the governor, who will choose the laureate.

The four-year term of the first state poet laureate, Ellen Kort, will end in September.

Requirements for the position include:

Proven level of skill in writing and reading poetry.

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