Ellen Kort

Ellen Kort is an American poet, named the first Poet Laureate of Wisconsin in 2000 by Governor Tommy Thompson. She held the position until 2004.

She has written 11 books and 8 collections of poetry. As of 2011, Kort resided in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she was the Director of Writing Services for an advertising agency. Kort also taught poetry at Renaissance School for the Arts, a public charter high school, in Appleton, WI. Ellen died April 21, 2015 at age 79.

• Pablo Neruda Literary Prize for Poetry
• Columbia Pacific Review Poetry Award
• Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Poetry Award
• Wisconsin Regional Writers' Jade Ring Award
• Bard's Chair for Poetry