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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.
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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
Open mics hosted by Pomona’s poet laureate, maybe.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2023 Gibson was named Colorado’s poet laureate.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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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
Open mics hosted by Pomona’s poet laureate, maybe.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2023 Gibson was named Colorado’s poet laureate.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
poet
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The foundation also recognized the poet and activist Galal El-Behairy with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Poe: This one-syllable name, inspired by The Raven poet, could be a match for parents seeking a bookish name or one with a soft-gothic feel.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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