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The 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.
Since the office of poet laureate has become widely adopted, the term "laureate" has come to signify recognition for preeminence or superlative achievement (cf. Nobel laureate). A royal degree in rhetoric, poet laureate was awarded at European universities in the Middle Ages. The term therefore may refer to the holder of such a degree, which ...
Poets Laureate of Florida are appointed by the governor and the Division of Arts and Culture. [63] They first served lifetime, unpaid appointments, until June 20, 2014, when HB 513 established a four-year term. [64] The first poet laureate of Florida was Franklin L. Wood, [65] appointed in 1929 and died soon after assuming office. [64]
The North Carolina Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the US state of North Carolina. At first a life appointment, the term of office is now two years. [1] The program is run by the North Carolina Arts Council. Laureates are appointed by the Governor of North Carolina. Kathryn Stripling Byer was poet laureate in 2005.
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Four poets, Thomas Gray, Samuel Rogers, Walter Scott [1] and Philip Larkin turned down the laureateship. [2] Historically appointed for an unfixed term and typically held for life, since 1999 the term has been ten years. The holder of the position as at 2025 is Simon Armitage who succeeded Carol Ann Duffy in May 2019 after ten years in office. [3]
Colin Channer, a Jamaican-born writer who now calls Providence home, is Rhode Island's new poet laureate.. He was appointed to the five-year position on Friday by Gov. Dan McKee, who described him ...
HARLEM, N.Y. – The new year welcomes many new beginnings.It’s a time for promises and speeches from politicians. But it’s the words of 9-year-old Kayden Hern, of Harlem, that are echoing ...