North Carolina Poet Laureate

"[3] Changes to the position began in 1997 when Governor Jim Hunt appointed Fred Chappell as poet laureate, changing the term of office from a lifetime appointment to a term of five years.

[4] Lisbeth Evans, Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources (which oversees the NC Arts Council), organized a committee in 2004 to update the guidelines of the resolution.

These guidelines, which detailed the office's appointment requirements and made them gender-neutral, would be non-binding.

The position requires the laureate to participate in various literary activities across the state, working with "schools, community groups, and the press.

[6] The poet laureate receives a stipend of $10,000 and clerical assistance from the NC Arts Council.

Kathryn Stripling Byer was poet laureate in 2005.
Jaki Shelton Green is the current poet laureate since 2018.