Bruce Dethlefsen, of Westfield, Wisconsin, was appointed as Wisconsin's
State Poet Laureate by Governor Jim Doyle, based on the recommendation
of the Poet Laureate Commission of Wisconsin. The Commission makes its
recommendation as the result of a highly competitive process.
Dethlefsen intends to use his position as the State Poet Laureate to promote the writing and sharing of poetry throughout Wisconsin. He plans to encourage and support local cultural and creative talent by organizing local poetry readings in public libraries, schools and coffee houses throughout the State. “I look forward to being an ambassador for the wonderful poets and poetry of Wisconsin,” Dethlefsen announced.
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"if a novel is winter, and a short story is a snow storm, then a poem is a snowball, squeezed."