CODE OF VIRGINIA POET LAUREATE (§ 1-512) The honorary position of Poet Laureate of Virginia is hereby created. The Governor may appoint a poet laureate from a list of nominees submitted by the Poetry Society of Virginia. Each poet laureate shall serve a term of two years with no restrictions on reappointment. HISTORY: 1997, c. 299, § 7.1-43; 2005, c. 839.