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Recent Examples of poet laureate
From the city's poet laureate to the federal judge who offered the oath of office to Sheffield, the monumental nature of a Black woman becoming Detroit's mayor remained front and center.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg, who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Ellen Bryant Voigt, a poet laureate of Vermont, died on October 23 at the age of 82.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the collaboration between municipal poet laureates and the state poet laureate ensures that Connecticut remains culturally rich with a confluence of poetic voices.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg, who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Ellen Bryant Voigt, a poet laureate of Vermont, died on October 23 at the age of 82.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the collaboration between municipal poet laureates and the state poet laureate ensures that Connecticut remains culturally rich with a confluence of poetic voices.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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At the start of my thirteenth Minnesota winter, I was invited by Mizna, a local Arab arts organization, to read at Baba’s Hummus House with a couple of other poets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new iteration was to have honored Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who died in an Israeli airstrike in October 2023.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 Feb. 2026
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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2022
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 June 2018
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pizzo, who wrote Rudy and Hoosiers, is the bard of Indiana sports movies — perhaps the bard of all sports movies.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
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By Ramsey Qubein January 31, 2022 As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.—
Rachel Morris,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Aziz’s muse commands, a prophesy of things to come, and the stage goes black.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2022
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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