LAKEPORT – The time for the official proclamation, inaugurating new Lake County Poet Laureate Russell Gonzaga, has changed to 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6.

At that time, the Board of Supervisors will Gonzaga, who was selected as poet laureate last month.

During the ceremony, the board will give Gonzaga authority to represent the county at literary functions and encourage poetry and writing among county residents.

Gonzaga, one of three finalists in the poet laureate selection process, was chosen by the current and former poets laureate at the “Select and Celebrate” event on Sunday, March 14.

He facilitates a weekly writers workshop at Harbin Hot Springs near Middletown.