Dr Denise Lajimodiere becomes the next Poet Laureate

(KXNET) — North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) announced that Dr. Denise Lajimodiere was appointed to be the next Poet Laureate. According to a news release, the North Dakota legislature passed a Senate Concurrent Resolution that named Dr. Lajimodiere this position during the Legislative Assembly. Lajimodiere will take on this position starting in July 2023. She will serve a two-year term through June 2025, which coincides with the next ND biennium, she succeeds Larry Wiowode, who passed away in the spring of 2022. The state has been naming a Poet Laureate since 1957, this post promotes reading, writing, and…