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Recent Examples of poet laureate
Open mics hosted by Pomona’s poet laureate, maybe.
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2023 Gibson was named Colorado’s poet laureate.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Although the poet laureate was born in eastern Maine, Gibson has been an artistic fixture of Boulder, Colorado for more than two decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2023 Gibson was named Colorado’s poet laureate.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Although the poet laureate was born in eastern Maine, Gibson has been an artistic fixture of Boulder, Colorado for more than two decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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At the time, American poet and journalist Don Blanding was reporting for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (today, Honolulu Star-Advertiser).—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The poem is in good company, beckoning poets of the past and future to join it on deck.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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