The State of Ohio has an official poet laureate.
Now the City of Athens wants to hire one of its own. The deadline to submit a proposal to the Athens Municipal Arts Commission is Friday. A committee will interview applicants, and a recommendation will be made to Athens City Council. A choice is expected to be made in mid February. The poet laureate would promote the arts and the scenery in Athens that has inspired artists of all kinds. Several other Ohio cities have or had poets laureate. Dave Lucas was recently named Ohio's poet laureate.