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Lake County proclaims April 2026 Poetry Month and names Roy Arthur Blodgett poet laureate
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April 2026 as Poetry Month and appointed Roy Arthur Blodgett as the county's thirteenth poet laureate for 2026–2028; outgoing poet laureate Brenda Marie Yeager thanked the board and announced community events.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April 2026 as Poetry Month and appointed Roy Arthur Blodgett as the county’s thirteenth poet laureate for 2026–2028 during a brief ceremony at its April meeting.
A board member read the proclamation designating April 2026 as Poetry Month, citing the Academy of American Poets’ National Poetry Month and saying the county recognizes “the contributions of poetry and the arts for enriching the literary and cultural attributes of society.” The proclamation text…
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