10/27/2026
Everyone welcome our amazing new Poet Laureate
Sunni Brown Wilkinson!
What even is a Poet Laureate?
The Poet Laureate of Ogden serves as the official ambassador of literary culture, using their position as a platform from which to promote the transformative qualities of poetry and the written word through all parts of the community. Ogden City Arts is hoping to raise the
community consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry while supporting literary arts, ephemeral arts, and a vibrant art scene in Ogden City.
About Sunni
Sunni Brown Wilkinson is a poet and essayist. Her
newest poetry collection, Rodeo (Autumn House Press),
was selected by Patricia Smith as winner of the 2024
Donald Justice Poetry Prize and was longlisted for
the 2026 PEN/Voelcker Poetry Award. Other books are
The Marriage of the Moon and the Field (Black
Lawrence Press) and The Ache & The Wing (winner of
the Sundress Chapbook Prize)
Her poetry has also been awarded New Ohio Review’s
NORward Poetry Prize, the Joy Harjo Prize, the
Association of Mormon Letters Poetry Award, and the
Sherwin Howard Award. Sunni also co-directs the Railtown
Reading series in Ogden, which invites notable poets and
writers of the West to present their work at the Weber
County Library and offers an open mic for locals. She
teaches creative writing at Weber State University and
lives in Pleasant View with her husband and three sons.
Slide 4 Homemade Snow Globe - Sunni Brown Wilkinson
Link below to Sunni’s website and to buy her books if you are interested in reading more of her work!
https://www.sunnibrownwilkinson.com/photo-and-bio
Take a look on Ogden City Arts Poet Laureate page for upcoming events with Sunni!
