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the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions -
a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region
she is the poet laureate of all lyricists
he is the poet laureate of Arkansas
How To Use poet laureate In A Sentence
- From this exalted perch, the poet laureate is charged with bringing poetry to the forefront of the American consciousness, as well as playing consultant to the Library of Congress — which includes giving a reading at the beginning of the term and a lecture or reading at end of term, organizing monthly readings and overseeing the Library's poetry fellowships and prizes. Paid Poet
- Magazine '"(March 15, 1820), as the author of' Wat Tyler 'and poet laureate, the man who "wrote treason and serves the King," the ex-pantisocrat who advocated "all things, including women, in common. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2
- she is the poet laureate of all lyricists
- The early poetry of Ted Hughes, the last English Poet Laureate of the twentieth century, is well known for its masculine and wild style.
- Morris wrote endlessly and was even offered the post of poet laureate.
- The poet laureate's role is not new to him as he has been the laureate of Glasgow, where he has lived most of his life and was Professor of English until retiring in 1980.
- He is the 14 th poet laureate of the United States and received many awards.
- Minnesota's first poet laureate, Margarette Ball Dickson, crowned herself queen bee of poesy in 1934.
- Having meditated on the fact that Minnesota wants for a poet laureate proper, City Pages decided to do our bit to remedy that lack.
- Indeed in 1892, when it was necessary to appoint a new Poet Laureate, Queen Victoria is reported to have said to Gladstone: ‘I am told that Mr Swinburne is the best poet in my dominions.’
