Leonard A. Temme
Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida 1989 - 1991
Leonard A. Temme served as second vice president during the 1989 Board of Directors term. Later that same year, he would transition into becoming our second Northwest Florida Poet Laureate. In addition to his passion for poetry, Temme worked as a research physiologist with the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory.
Timeline
September 20, 1989
Induction as Poet Laureate
Leonard is named the second Poet Laureate of West Florida. At the ceremony, the symbol of the office of poet laureate - a silver and beribboned medallion - was unveiled for the first time. Pensacola jeweler and poet Rock Hard designed and created the medallion. It is stored in the new Literary Arts Center, now called the Pensacola Cultural Center.
