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Bookmark or Share- Poet laureate - WikipediaA poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) [1] [2] [3] is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) of Arezzo were the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age ...
- United States Poet Laureate - WikipediaThe Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.
- Ada Limón | The Poetry FoundationAda Limón became the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States in July of 2022.
- list of poets laureate of Britain - Encyclopedia BritannicaUntil 1999 the position was a lifetime appointment; Andrew Motion was the first laureate to serve a fixed 10-year term. This list orders the laureates chronologically, from the first to the most recent.
- list of poets laureate of the United States - Encyclopedia BritannicaAlthough the British poet laureate is now free of specific poetic duties, the American poet laureate, who is appointed annually, is expected to present one major poetic work and to appear at certain national ceremonies. This list orders the laureates chronologically, from the first to the most recent. (See also list of poets laureate of Britain.)
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