How to Use poet laureate in a Sentence

poet laureate

noun

• Wilson was called the poet laureate of surf culture.
  — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
• The next poet laureate will receive a stipend of $6,000 per year.
  — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
• Later that year, he was named Illinois’ first honorary poet laureate.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
• Sze, 75, began his first term as poet laureate last fall, during a time of upheaval at the library.
  — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
• The nonprofit noted the poet laureate program was at risk.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
• This morning’s must reads The poet laureate with a bold plan to get Boyle Heights students into the woods — and on the stage.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
• Candiace says, continuing her reign as poet laureate of the castle.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
• The outgoing youth poet laureate is Naisha Randhar.
  — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Hal Sirowitz, a poet laureate of Queens, died on October 17 at the age of 76.
  — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
• This week, the Library of Congress named the 25th poet laureate of the United States.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2025
• Each recent poet laureate has a particular project in mind to raise the appreciation of poetry.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2025
• The city is also considering reviving the poet laureate initiative, and staff have talked about doing a youth poetry slam, Mullins said.
  — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 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
• He was also appointed the first ever poet laureate of Miami-Dade County.
  — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
• My answer is not so much a change, but perhaps a deepening commitment to the installation of additional municipal poet laureates.
  — Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
• The famous Romantic, whom the king had recently appointed Britain’s poet laureate, wrote an essay about the expedition.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
• The city of San Diego launched its poet laureate program in 2020, and its cultural affairs department appoints each laureate for a two-year term.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Mary Swander, a 75-year-old theater director and former state poet laureate, fondly remembers learning to canoe and swim outdoors while growing up near the water.
  — ABC News, 4 June 2026
• Marilyn McPhie will talk about Ina Coolbrith, the first California poet laureate.
  — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
• Marilyn McPhie will talk about Ina Coolbrith, the first California poet laureate.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
• Like so many others in the city, Christensen, the city’s poet laureate emerita and founding member of Fox Valley Music Foundation.
  — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
• The youth poet laureate program, which provides a $1,000 scholarship, aims to amplify the voices of young poets and encourage civic engagement through writing.
  — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Montoya was Sacramento’s poet laureate from 2002 to 2004.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• The endowment created by book sales will provide additional funding, allowing future poets laureate to visit rural communities, schools and libraries across the state, the news release said.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
• Eventually, Reed suggested Vlautin take a night class from poet Gailmarie Pahmeier, the first poet laureate of Nevada.
  — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
• He was also named as the first poet laureate of Santa Fe and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for his book Compass Rose.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
• The intimate portrait of Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson, who faces a terminal diagnosis with a spirit of resilience, needed the boost.
  — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
• 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.
  — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• Municipal poet laureates are literary advocates tasked with making poetry more accessible to their communities through readings, writing workshops and craft lectures.
  — Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
• This is the first time Miami-Dade’s poet laureate will be a county employee, too, pushing Tallman into the spotlight after years of behind-the-scenes work for public figures in local government.
  — Douglas Hanks april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026