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In this Jan. 3, 2019 photo, Daniel Thomas Moran, right, stands with others in the audience during the second inauguration of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu at the State House in Concord, N.H. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is abandoning his pick for the state’s poet laureate amid growing criticism of the poet’s work and how he was chosen. Though he never formally nominated him, Sununu earlier this year chose Daniel Thomas Moran. Some say Moran is not qualified. The surfacing this week of a sexually suggestive poem Moran wrote about former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice only intensified criticism. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Verse averse: State poet laureate pick nixed after criticism

By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press

N.H. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, left, raises his hand as he takes the oath of office from Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Robert J. Lynn, right, during his inauguration ceremony at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Sununu begins his second, two-year term facing a Legislature controlled by Democrats. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

New Hampshire governor’s poet laureate pick creates political squabble

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times