March 28, 1941

George Ella Lyon’s is the current Kentucky Poet Laureate. Her most recent books include Many-Storied House: Poems, Boats Float! and What Forest Knows (picture books), and Voices from the March on Washington, a collection of poetry for young adults co-written with J. Patrick Lewis. A native of Harlan County, Kentucky, she makes her living as a freelance writer and teacher based in Lexington.