The Oklahoma Poets Laureate is first and only book of its kind. Editor, collator, and author Shawn Holliday has thoroughly researched each of Oklahoma’s 20 Poets Laureate; he provides readers with a biographical and critical essay on the poets and their poems. Following each essay, Powell lists sources, both primary and secondary, for each poet and also includes a selection of each poet’s writings. An essential book for Oklahoma literary critics and historians, for Oklahoma writers, and for schools and universities.