Learn about Connecticut’s previous poet laureates.
2019 - 2022: Margaret Gibson
2015 - 2018: Rennie McQuilkin
2010 - 2015: Dick Allen
2007 - 2010: John Hollander
2001 - 2006: Marilyn Nelson
1996 - 2001: Leo Connellan
1985 - 1995: James Merrill
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2019 - 2022: Margaret Gibson
2015 - 2018: Rennie McQuilkin
2010 - 2015: Dick Allen
2007 - 2010: John Hollander
2001 - 2006: Marilyn Nelson
1996 - 2001: Leo Connellan
1985 - 1995: James Merrill