Award-winning Poet and Novelist from Vilas Named Poet Laureate for North Carolina by Gov. Perdue
Sept. 5, 2012. Award winning poet, professor and advocate for literacy, Joseph Bathanti, of Vilas, has been named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate by Governor Bev Perdue. North Carolina’s seventh poet laureate, Bathanti will be installed during a public celebration scheduled Thursday, Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the State Capitol.