Just for a riband. (appointment of the first poet laureate of the U.S.) From: National Review | Date: February 28, 1986 | COPYRIGHT 1986 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

THIS MONTH the first poet laureate of the United States will be appointed. The mind gropes for a recent event of comparable cultural and political significance and settles upon . . . Richard Nixon dressing up the White House security guards as Imperial Toy Soldiers. Not since then has a government decision so comically disregarded American traditions and democratic values.

It is a prerequisite of art that it evoke passion from at least one person; a poet laureate is a man who writes poetry loved by the state. The idea falls short of being repulsively totalitarian when the ...

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