​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 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, 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

Kansas Poet Laureate
(2019-2021)
Huascar Medina
Texas Poet Laureate
(2020)
Emmy Pérez
Washington Poet Laureate
​(2018-2020)
Claudia Castro Luna
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
Levi Romero

Cities

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
San Antonio, TX Poet Laureate
(2014-2016)
Laurie Anne Guerrero
Los Angeles, CA Poet Laureate
(2014-2016)
Luis Javier Rodriguez
Fresno, CA Poet Laureate
(2017-2019)
Bryan Medina
Houston, TX Poet Laureate
(2013-2015)
Gwendolyn Zepeda
San Antonio, TX Poet Laureate
(2012-2014)
Carmen Tafolla
Milwaukee, WI ​Poet Laureate
(2017-2019)
Roberto Harrison
McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2019)
Rodney Gomez
McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2015-2017)
Priscilla Celina Suarez
McAllen, TX Poet Laureate
(2018)
Edward Vidaurre
Albuquerque NM Poet Laureate
(2018-2020)
Michelle Otero
Albuquerque NM ​Poet Laureate
​(2016-2018)
Manuel Gonzalez
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 | 4/20/20
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