New Slide Show |  | | the first four W. Hartford poets laureate |
| |  | | Davyne Verstandig, Washington |
| |  | | Gordy Whiteman, Guilford |
| |  | | Marilyn Nelson, Connecticut state poet laureate 2001-2006 |
| |  | | Tarn Granucci, Wallingford |
| |  | | Charlie Margolis, S. Windsor |
| |  | | Dick Allen, state poet laureate 2010-2015 with Christine Beck, W. Hartford, 2015-2017 |
| |  | | Joan Hofmann, Canton |
| |  | | Michael "Chief" Peterson, New Britain through 2018 |
| |  | | Rennie McQuilkin, Simsbury and Connecticut Poet Laureate |
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