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Huascar Medina
7th Poet Laureate of Kansas, 2019 - 2021
Huascar Medina is a poet, writer, and performer who lives artfully in Topeka. He currently works as a freelance copywriter and as the Literary Editor for seveneightfive magazine publishing stories that spotlight literary and artistic events in Northeast Kansas. His poems can be found in his collection How to Hang the Moon published by Spartan Press. He is the winner of ARTSConnect’s 2018 Arty Award for Literary Art. His forthcoming book Un Mango Grows in Kansas will be released in 2019. 

As Poet Laureate of Kansas, Huascar promotes the humanities as a public resource for all Kansans through public readings, presentations, and discussions about poetry in communities across the state
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Kansas Poet Laureates
  • 2023 - 2026, Traci Brimhall - current
  • 2019 - 2022,  Huascar Medina
  • 2017 - 2019,  Kevin Rabas
  • 2015 - 2017,  Eric McHenry
  • 2013 - 2015,  Wyatt Townley
  • 2009 - 2013,  Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
  • 2007 - 2009,  Denise Low
  • 2005 - 2007,  Jonathan Holden
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      • 8 - Traci Brimhall
      • 7 - Huascar Medina
      • 6 - Kevin Rabas
      • 5 - Eric McHenry
      • 4 - Wyatt Townley
      • 3 - C. Mirriam-Goldberg
      • 2 - Denise Low
      • 1 - Jonathan Holden
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    • Ad Astra Project
    • Jon Holden Tribute
    • Shoptalk >
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      • S. Hind - Shoptalk
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  • Writing Poetry
    • Getting Started
    • Poetry Lesson Plans
  • Links and Groups