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Recent Examples of poet laureate
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.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Joaquín Zihuatanejo was Dallas' inaugural poet laureate.
—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
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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.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Joaquín Zihuatanejo was Dallas' inaugural poet laureate.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 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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Those who have lived to tell their tales have directly passed them down to a Birmingham native named Barry McNealy, an essential bard of Alabama’s Black American history.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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In theory, an AI governance committee operates like an institutional review bard or a pharmacy and therapeutics committee.—
David Talby,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Those events could serve as a promising muse for Aethermead, Of Montreal’s 20th album.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
9 June 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,
9 June 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 16 Jun. 2026.
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