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Recent Examples of poet laureate
Premiering at Sundance for the 11th time, Araki used his pulpit there to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford for his foresight in establishing a creative outlet for minorities and outsider artists, a safe space that established him as cinema’s punk poet laureate of Generation X.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Co-produced by Tig Notaro, this documentary recounts the life of poet laureate and activist Andrea Gibson before her death in 2025.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
From the city's poet laureate to the federal judge who offered the oath of office to Sheffield, the monumental nature of a Black woman becoming Detroit's mayor remained front and center.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ellen Bryant Voigt, a poet laureate of Vermont, died on October 23 at the age of 82.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Co-produced by Tig Notaro, this documentary recounts the life of poet laureate and activist Andrea Gibson before her death in 2025.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
From the city's poet laureate to the federal judge who offered the oath of office to Sheffield, the monumental nature of a Black woman becoming Detroit's mayor remained front and center.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ellen Bryant Voigt, a poet laureate of Vermont, died on October 23 at the age of 82.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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Prize-winning poet Renee Nicole Good was protecting her Minneapolis community, not penning poems, when ICE executed her on January 7th.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pizzo, who wrote Rudy and Hoosiers, is the bard of Indiana sports movies — perhaps the bard of all sports movies.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
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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,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some muse on the causes of cancer.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 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 4 Mar. 2026.
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