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poet laureate
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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po·et lau·re·ate
/ ˈlôrēət/
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n.
(pl. po·ets lau·re·ate)
an eminent poet traditionally appointed for life as a member of the British royal household.
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a poet appointed to, or regarded unofficially as holding, an honorary representative position in a particular country, region, or group:
the New York State poet laureate
the poet laureate of young America.
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Snap poetry quiz.(Editorials)(And the new U.S. poet laureate is ....)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 6/15/2006; 700+ words
; ...serve. As for who names the poet laureate, that job belongs...consult with current and former poet laureates and distinguished...their works, and introduce poets at the Library of Congress annual poetry series. While the poet laureates of other countries typically...events ...
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What's the history of Poet Laureates, and does the job still mean anything?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...not so much a bad poet as no poet at all...his house was...as Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for 42 years during...irreplaceable. Who should have been Poet Laureate but wasn't? There are a very large number of poets whose work is still read and...there are painfully few ...
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Legislature Misses Chance to Give State Poet Laureate
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 5/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in Seattle, and the Washington Poets Association, which represents poets throughout the state. "We can...that legislators need to know that poets are an important part of the community. A poet laureate would give that group an official...
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Analysis: Growing number of cities appoint poet laureates
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 9/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...number of cities appoint poet laureates Host: NOAH ADAMS Time...leaders have appointed poets to mark the great events...country. Institutional poets are mostly a new phenomenon...The first official US poet laureate, Robert Penn Warren...
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SEARCH ON FOR NEXT QUEENS POET LAUREATE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Schulman. Aspiring Poet Laureates must have lived in Queens...qualify, would-be laureates must have written poetry...of Queens. Bilingual poets who can read their work...are welcome to apply. Poets must send no more than...chosen by the Queens Poet Laureate Coordinating ...
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17 State Poet Laureates Hold Conference
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/27/2003; 700+ words
; ...Hampshire poet laureate Marie Harris...explore the role of poets in public life...nation's state poet laureates. Seventeen poet laureates _ several states...community. The poets gave statewide...over New Jersey laureate Amiri Baraka...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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culture: Laureate quest is poetry in motion; Who wants to be Poet Laureate? Northumberland's William Radice tells David Whetstone why he should be a contender.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 2/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...refined, with poets reading in front...moment when a new Poet Laureate has to be appointed...Whereas a lot of poets don't relish...that the post of Poet Laureate has become "a...impossible for any poet to find ground...suggesting that the Poet Laureate "should be ...
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Mayor seeks to make writer's post official Belfast may formally induct poet laureate
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 6/19/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...informally designate a city poet laureate, but now he has...council. "When I started this poet laureate thing with no authority...Hurley stated. "The last two poets have taken the ball and run...maintaining future Belfast poet laureates be created." Hurley noted...
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Davis Announces Poet Laureate
Newspaper article from: Precinct Reporter; 6/20/2002; 655 words
; ...California's first official Poet Laureate. "Beyond his many awards...appointment position for the Poet Laureate. Former State Poet Laureates served in an unofficial capacity...Garrigus, the former Poet Laureate, was anointed in 1966 and...
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U.S. Poet Laureate Opposes War With Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...politicized the nation's poets, starting at the very...from a sitting U.S. poet laureate, Billy Collins has...art for art's sake. Poets laureate are not political...and at least two state poet laureates: Connecticut's Marilyn...war. New Jersey poet laureate Amiri ...
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poet laureate
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
poet laureate Title conferred by the British monarch on a poet whose duty is then to write commemorative verse on important occasions. Poet laureates include Robert Southey (1813–43), Wordsworth...
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Poet Laureate
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
POET LAUREATE POET LAUREATE...Library of Congress, the laureate's duties also include...poetry reading. The poet laureate also customarily introduces...nation's first poet laureate; other notable laureates have included Allen Tate...
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Poets Laureate and Prizes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Poets Laureate and Prizes Poets Laureate Ben Jonson 1619–37 Sir William D'Avenant 1638–? Official Holders John Dryden 1668–89 Thomas Shadwell 1689–92 Nahum Tate 1692–1715 Nicholas Rowe...
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poets laureate
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
poets laureate 1 post not officially established until 1668 ; the previous laureates had included Ben Jonson 2 Appointed after Thomas Gray declined 3 Appointed after Samuel 1668 John Dryden 1 1689 Thomas Shadwell...
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laureate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement: a Nobel laureate. ∎ short for poet laureate . • adj. poetic/literary wreathed with laurel as a mark of honor. ∎...
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