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Poet Laureate of Toronto — In 2001, Dennis Lee was made Toronto s first Poet Laureate.In 2004, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco became Toronto s second Poet Laureate.External links* [http://www.toronto.ca/culture/poet laureate.htm City of Toronto, Arts Heritage Culture Poet Laureate] … Wikipedia
First Poet Laureate of the United States — Robert Penn Warren (1986–1987) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Poet laureate — Laureate Lau re*ate, a. [L. laureatus, fr. laurea laurel tree, fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur[ e]at. Cf. {Laurel}.] Crowned, or decked, with laurel. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poet Laureate — A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events. The plural form is poets laureate.In England, the term has for centuries been the title of the… … Wikipedia
poet laureate — pl. poets laureate. 1. (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events. 2. a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent or… … Universalium
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress — The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35,000 a year. Originally the title was Consultant in Poetry , but that was changed in 1986 to be… … Wikipedia
Poet Laureate of New Jersey — The Poet Laureate of New Jersey position was created on October 4, 1999. Gerald Stern was appointed first New Jersey poet laureate on April 17, 2000, by Christie Whitman. The second poet laureate, Amiri Baraka was dismissed after reading his poem … Wikipedia
California Poet Laureate — The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of California. California was the first state to appoint poets laureate.Fact|date=June 2008 In 2001, Governor Gray Davis created the official position. Each poet laureate for… … Wikipedia
poet laureate — noun a) A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events b) Formerly, an officer of the kings household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the kings… … Wiktionary
United States Poet Laureate — For Poets Laureate of individual states, see List of U.S. states Poets Laureate. The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate serves as the nation s official poet.… … Wikipedia
