Charles Wright New Poet Laureate

Charles Wright, a retired professor at the University of Virginia, is named the new U. S. Poet Laureate by  James Billington, the librarian of Congress.  The Poet Laureate has few official duties, but generally promotes poetry, and develops his or her own outreach projects, usually for a one year term.  Previous Poets Laureate have included Robert Frost, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Ted Kooser.  Read a sample of Wright’s poetry.