Governor Mike DeWine has selected Kari Gunter-Seymour to be Ohio's new Poet Laureate.
Before becoming the state's poet laureate, Gunter-Seymour was the poet laureate for Athens, Ohio. She’s also the founder and executive director of the Women of Appalachia Project, which showcases literature and art from the region. Gunter-Seymour says she applied for the position because it would allow her to bring poetry to people in need. She wants to host workshops and to champion Ohio poets. Her new collection of poems is entitled “A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen.”
