New Poet Laureate--Welcome, Amy Young!

As of April 13, Alexandria has a new poet laureate. Emerging from a field of six competitors, Amy Young was named as Alexandria's second laureate. I wish her all sorts of good luck, and know that she will enjoy her tenure as much as I did mine. Alexandria is so supportive of the arts, and over the past three years, I found that poetry is near and dear to the hearts of many of our citizens. One of the biggest pluses of this office is that you get to meet a great variety of people, in any number of situations...and all are interested in and curious about what a poet laureate does, and are extremely receptive to the idea of having what I often thought of as an ombudsman for the literary arts here in Alexandria.