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Oklahoma State Poet Laureate
Francine Ringold
Start of Term: 2003
Francine Ringold, poet and editor of Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry at The University of Tulsa, has been named poet laureate of the state of Oklahoma by Gov. Brad Henry. As poet laureate, Ringold will give public readings and organize events that will broaden the scope poetry in the state. The post runs through 2005.
Ringold is a published writer of prose, poetry and plays, Her book "The Trouble with Voices" received the Oklahoma Book Award in 1996. Her newest volume of poetry, "Every Other One," a collaboration with her husband Manly Johnson, was a finalist for the same award in 2000.
Ringold has taught literature, creative writing and theatre at The University of Tulsa, as well as in the Oklahoma State Arts in Education and Artists in the Schools programs, at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, and at the Tulsa Center for the Physically Limited. Ringold received her Ph.D. in English Literature from The University of Tulsa and her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.
Ringold has also published two books about creative writing: "A Magic Journey: Writing and Painting at Gatesway," focused on her work for the developmentally disabled, and "Making Your Own Mark: A Guide to Writing and Drawing for Senior Citizens." Ringold has served as Humanities Scholar in Residence for KWGS-FM radio, and as advisor to the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa, Tulsa Opera and the American Theatre Company. In 2003, she was named Newsmaker of the Year by Women in Communications in Tulsa.
Ringold has served as editor of the Nimrod journal for more than 35 years and each year organizes the prestigious Nimrod Hardman Awards Workshop and Conference, which draws participants from around the world. For more information, visit http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/.
Position History:
Position established June 21, 1923 (Statutes, 1995 Supplement, Sec. 98.4). Full text of law follows:
§25-98.4. State Poet Laureate.
There is hereby designated the honorary position of State Poet Laureate. The State Poet Laureate shall be appointed by the Governor from lists provided by poetry societies and organizations and such person shall have this honorary position for a period of two (2) years. Each appointment shall be made by January 1 of every odd year beginning January 1, 1995. The person appointed to the honorary position of State Poet Laureate shall not be considered a state official or a state employee for such person's service in the honorary position of State Poet Laureate. The State Poet Laureate shall not be prohibited because of said appointed position from:
1. Running for and being elected to any office in the state or a political subdivision of the state; or
2. Being employed as a classified or unclassified employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 53, § 1.
Previous Laureates:
Violet McDougal (1923-3)
Paul Kroeger (1931-1940)
Jenny Harris Oliver (1940-43)
Della I. Young (1943-1944)
Anne R. Semple (1944-45)
Bess Truitt (1945-46) (No other poets laureate were named until 1963, so she is generally considered the state's poet laureate until then.)
Delbert Davis (1963-1966)
Rudolph N. Hill (1966-70)
Leslie A. McRill (1970-1977)
Maggie Culver Fry (1977-1995)
Carol Hamilton (1995-1997)
Betty Shipley (1997-98)
Joe Kreger (1998-2001)
Carl Sennhenn (2001-2003)
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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