Arts & Culture Illinois' Poet Laurate Looks Back on Time in Office WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Illinois Public Radio Published November 21, 2017 at 8:43 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:59 State of Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein Illinois Public Radio's Judy Valente talks with Poet Laureate Kevin Stein, after he announced his intention to step down from the role.