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. 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

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

Arizona Poet Laureate
​(2013-2015)
Alberto Ríos

California Poet Laureate
(2012-2014)
Juan Felipe Herrera

Texas Poet Laureate
(2016-2017)
Laurie Anne Guerrero

Texas Poet Laureate
(2015-2016)
Carmen Tafolla

Texas Poet Laureate
(2013-2014)
Rosemary Catacalos

Cities

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

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

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

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

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

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

McAllen, TX. Poet Laureate
(2019)
Rodney Gomez

McAllen, TX. Poet Laureate
(2018)
Edward Vidaurre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Gerald A. Padilla
Original Post | 3/31/2018
Updated | 4/25/18

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