Pikes Peak Poet Laureate
Info
Founded: March, 2008
Founders: Poetry West
A number of queer poets have served as Poet Laureate of the Pikes Peak Region. The project initially started through a local poetry organization, Poetry West, before being taken over by the Pikes Peak Library District. The first Pikes Peak Poet Laureate was selected in March, 2008. [1]
LGBTQIA2+-Identified Pikes Peak Poet Laureates
Ashley Cornelius
Susan Peiffer
Janice Gould
References
Stroud, Colin. “The Reason for Rhyme : Proponents Say the Time Is Right for a Poet Laureate to ... Um, Do What, Exactly?” Culture. Colorado Springs Independent (Colorado Springs, CO), February 14, 2008. Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204040625/http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A23622. ↩︎