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St. Louis Poet Laureate Task Force welcomes two new members, plans ordinance revisions to seek funding

St. Louis Poet Laureate Task Force · May 5, 2026
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At a brief May 4 meeting the St. Louis Poet Laureate Task Force introduced new members Kyle Brandt Lubart and Imani Wentz and agreed to begin drafting ordinance language to pursue budget support for the poet laureate position, members said.

The St. Louis Poet Laureate Task Force welcomed two new members and said it will begin drafting ordinance language to pursue budget support for the poet laureate role, members said at a short meeting on Monday, May 4.

Chair Mick, who opened the meeting at 4:25 p.m., said the task force will use the next month to form small workstreams and draft language "to address head on the funding need" so the expanded scope of the role can be reflected in the ordinance. "We wanna make sure that the ordinance is in support of that expanded scope," the chair said.

New members introduced themselves. Kyle Brandt Lubart described…

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