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Recent Examples of poet laureate
Later that year, he was named Illinois’ first honorary poet laureate.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
Marilyn McPhie will talk about Ina Coolbrith, the first California poet laureate.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
The famous Romantic, whom the king had recently appointed Britain’s poet laureate, wrote an essay about the expedition.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Joaquín Zihuatanejo was Dallas' inaugural poet laureate.
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María Ramos Pacheco,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for poet laureate
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
Marilyn McPhie will talk about Ina Coolbrith, the first California poet laureate.
—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 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
Joaquín Zihuatanejo was Dallas' inaugural poet laureate.
—
María Ramos Pacheco,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for poet laureate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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Gardone Riviera itself is worth a wander, with the eccentric Vittoriale degli Italiani, the former estate of the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, a short walk from the hotel.
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On the facing page was Gompers’s block print/line drawing of the Tibetan saint and poet Milarepa sitting in a lotus position, a Sierra cup at his feet, and a Campingaz Bleuet stove resting on a boulder.
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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.
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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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The bards were the first adapters.
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Though Lumumba favored traditional dark suits, Mboladinga’s colorful clothing is an intentional diversion from his muse.
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Each member signed on as a global ambassador for a different luxury fashion brand—Manobal started with Celine as a muse of then designer Hedi Slimane.
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By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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