Kirby L. Estes
(November 28, 1937 - January 4, 2008)
Long time Fayetteville resident Kirby Estes served as Poet Laureate of Fayetteville from April 2006 to April 2007.
Fayetteville’s current Poet Laureate Clayton Scott succeeded him in that roll. Kirby Estes was a prolific writer and poet and a frequent contributor to Poesia magazine and penned a number of articles for Poesia News. He used his term to
repeatedly remind others of the importance of poetry in our lives and encourage the frequent use of poetry in our schools. In 2005 he was the recipient of an award of distinction from the International Association of Paradoxism for his essays on the subject.
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