poet laureate

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Recent Examples of poet laureate Joy Harjo Quick Center for the Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for poet laureate
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poet
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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