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Norbert Krapf Chosen as New State Poet Laureate

The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) has selected Indianapolis resident Norbert Krapf (pronounced "crop-f") as the Indiana State Poet Laureate.

Krapf, a native of Jasper, Indiana, is a graduate of St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Notre Dame. He was selected from a field of 19 poets nominated early this year for the two-year appointment. The Poet Laureate selection committee comprised of faculty representing seven Indiana higher education institutions recommended Krapf’s nomination to the Commission for approval at its recent quarterly meeting in Fort Wayne.

"I am moved and honored to be named Indiana Poet Laureate," Krapf said. "This is the right time for me to make a contribution to the life of poetry in our state. I wish that my Indiana-loving parents were still alive to savor the unexpected honor."

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First IAC Chair Frank P. Thomas Passes Away 

The Indiana Arts Commission recently learned of the June 16, 2008 death of Frank P. Thomas at his home in Taos, NM. Thomas was the first Chair of the Commission serving from 1969 to 1971.

The 89 year-old Thomas was born in Peru, Indiana and served in the United States Army where he rose to the rank of Major. Along with his brother Don Thomas and brother-in-law Robert Wildman, Frank founded the Burger Chef chain of restaurants.

For the past three years, Thomas had been president of the Kit Carson Museum.

A memorial service will be held July 5 at 1 p.m. at the Bent Masonic Lodge in Taos, NM. Instead of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in the name of Frank Thomas to the Kit Carson Home and Museum, 113 Kit Carson Rd., Taos, NM 87571. Friends may also sign an online memory book courtesy of Rivera Family Mortuaries www.riverafuneralhome.com. 

 

Event Calendar

• IACIAC Grant Advisory Panel (Photography) (view)
• IACIAC Grant Advisory Panel (Crafts) (view)
• IACAmerican Masterpieces Grant Application Deadline (view)
• IACArts Advocacy Day: National Arts Action Summit 2008 (view)

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