Inaugural Poet Laureate
Kerrie Joy, Aug. 2023 – Aug. 2025
Kerrie Joy (she/her/hers) is a poet, singer/songwriter, storyteller, educator, and revolutionary. She is based in Denver, where she channels her creativity through poetry, hip-hop, song, graphic design, and fashion. She is an organizer of ideas and a facilitator of critical thinking through her art. Kerrie Joy has performed at Red Rocks, TEDx Mile High, City Winery DC, Atlanta, & Charlotte, the Denver Womxn’s March, Dazzle Denver, The Soiled Dove Underground, and much more. In 2022, Kerrie Joy was named the Creative-in-Residence at the Denver Art Museum and continues to challenge herself as a master creator. Her residency as the Adams County Poet Laureate goes through August 2025.
The Adams County Poet Laureate residency is a collaboration between Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts and Anythink Libraries.
Aiming to make poetry accessible to all in our communities, the vision of Adams County Poet Laureate Residency is to spark civic dialogue, amplify voices we do not often hear, break down barriers between our community and poetry as an art form, and enrich the lives of Adams County residents.
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