poet laureate
noun
plural poets laureate or poet laureates
1
: a poet honored for achievement
2
a
: a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household and formerly expected to compose poems for court and national occasions
b
: a poet appointed annually by the U.S. Library of Congress as a consultant and typically involved in the promotion of poetry
3
: one regarded by a country or region as its most eminent or representative poet
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Pacheco was named the New York City youth poet laureate in 2023 and was also designated the first youth poet laureate for New York State.
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James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Detroit has its first composer laureate, months after ushering in the city's first poet laureate.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
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Joy Harjo, the current U.S. poet laureate, gives a reading of her work, takes part in a discussion and receives the 2025 Denise Levertov Award from Image Journal.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
It was written by the national youth poet laureate, Stephanie Pacheco, who attends Borough of Manhattan Community College, one of CUNY’s 25 schools.
—James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Detroit has its first composer laureate, months after ushering in the city's first poet laureate.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
Joy Harjo Quick Center for the Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield
Joy Harjo, the current U.S. poet laureate, gives a reading of her work, takes part in a discussion and receives the 2025 Denise Levertov Award from Image Journal.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
It was written by the national youth poet laureate, Stephanie Pacheco, who attends Borough of Manhattan Community College, one of CUNY’s 25 schools.
—James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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