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Recent Examples of poet laureate
Mag Gabbert, a clinical assistant professor at Southern Methodist University, is the outgoing poet laureate.
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María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 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
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
Colorado’s former poet laureate Andrea Gibson confronts the final stretch of their four-year cancer battle with wife Megan Falley in Come See Me in the Good Light.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 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
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
Colorado’s former poet laureate Andrea Gibson confronts the final stretch of their four-year cancer battle with wife Megan Falley in Come See Me in the Good Light.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
Noun
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The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Focusing on Vahdat’s repertoire of classical settings for verse by great Persian poets both ancient (Hafez, Rumi) and contemporary (Forough Farrokhzad), as well as songs she’s gathered from Iran’s various ethnic groups, the project includes percussionist Nariman Assadi on tombak and daf.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2022
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 June 2018
Noun
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Nolan also put rapper Travis Scott in the film as a bard.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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In the Time profile, Nolan also confirmed that rapper Travis Scott will appear in the movie as a bard.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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This is one of many unforgettable moments at the Cannes Film Festival, where Sharon Stone served as muse to the mononymous designer Valentino at the premiere of a documentary on his life.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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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.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2022
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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