​In an effort to celebrate, promote and document contemporary Latino Poetry, Latino Book Review has decided to create a database that will archive the names and faces of all Latino/a/x Poet Laureates in the U.S. The following is an ongoing list that will function as a growing database of Latino Poet Laureates around the Nation. These include poets who have been appointed by their city, county, state or national officials through a legislative action, or governor act/proclamation, state library or Library of Congress. We ask the general public to help Latino Book Review continue building this database by providing the names of Latino Poet Laureates at the state or city level as well as the time period they were appointed on the comment section below so they can be included.

​National

United States Poet Laureate
(2015-2017)
Juan Felipe Herrera

States

Texas Poet Laureate
(2022)
Lupe Mendez

Kansas Poet Laureate
(2019-2021)
Huascar Medina

Texas Poet Laureate
(2020)
Emmy Pérez

Washington Poet Laureate
​(2018-2020)
Claudia Castro Luna

Colorado Poet Laureate
(2019)
Bobby LeFebre

Texas Poet Laureate
(2016-2017)
Laurie Anne Guerrero

Texas Poet Laureate
(2015-2016)
Carmen Tafolla

Arizona Poet Laureate
​(2013-2015)
Alberto Ríos

Texas Poet Laureate
(2013-2014)
Rosemary Catacalos

California Poet Laureate
(2012-2014)
Juan Felipe Herrera

New Mexico Centennial Poet Laureate
(2011-2012)
​Levi Romero

Regional

Poet Laureate of Sutter & Yuba Counties, CA
(2020-2022)
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Cities

Jersey City, NJ Poet Laureate
(2021-2022)
Susan Justiniano (RescuePoetix)  

Worcester, MA Poet Laureate
(2020-2022)
Juan Matos

Laredo, TX Poet Laureate
​(2020-2022)
Rosa Maria Ceballos de Llano

Springfield, MA Poet Laureate
(2019-2021)
Magdalena Gómez

Houston, TX Poet Laureate
(2019-2021)
Leslie Contreras Schwartz

Cincinnati, OH Poet Laureate
(2018-2020)
​Manuel Iris

San Antonio, TX Poet Laureate
(2018-2020)
Octavio Quintanilla

Philadelphia, PA Poet Laureate
​(2018-2019)
Raquel Salas Rivera

Milwaukee, WI ​Poet Laureate
(2017-2019)
Roberto Harrison

San Antonio, TX Poet Laureate
(2014-2016)
Laurie Anne Guerrero

Fresno, CA Poet Laureate
(2017-2019)
Bryan Medina

Los Angeles, CA Poet Laureate
(2014-2016)
Luis Javier Rodriguez

Houston, TX Poet Laureate
(2013-2015)
Gwendolyn Zepeda

San Antonio, TX Poet Laureate
(2012-2014)
Carmen Tafolla

McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2019)
Rodney Gomez

McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2018)
Edward Vidaurre

Albuquerque NM Poet Laureate
(2018-2020)
Michelle Otero

Albuquerque NM ​Poet Laureate
​(2016-2018)
Manuel Gonzalez

McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2015-2017)
Priscilla Celina Suarez

Albuquerque NM ​Poet Laureate
(2014-2016)
Jessica Helen Lopez

Harrisburg, PA Poet Laureate
(2014-Present)
Rick Kearns-Morales

Boston, MA Poet Laureate
(2014-2018)
Danielle Legros Georges

Fresno, CA Poet Laureate
(2013-2015)
James Pablo Tyner Contreras

Springfield, MA Poet Laureate 
(2014-2016)
María Luisa Arroyo

Milwaukee, WI ​Poet Laureate
(2010-2012)
Brenda Cárdenas

Santa Fe, NM Poet Laureate
(2008-2010)
Valerie Martínez
​

Gerald A. Padilla
Original Post | 3/31/2018
Updated | 7/1/21

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