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James Tokley, Tampa’s first poet laureate, dies at 78

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM · 1 min read
James Tokley, Tampa’s first poet laureate, dies at 78 — Vero Beach Community news

Tokley has been Tampa's poet laureate since 1996. Hillsborough County gave him the same honor in 2013.

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