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Recent Examples of poet laureate
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.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg, who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
Additionally, the collaboration between municipal poet laureates and the state poet laureate ensures that Connecticut remains culturally rich with a confluence of poetic voices.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Gwendolyn Brooks was named the poet laureate of Illinois, succeeding Carl Sandburg, who died July 22, 1967.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
Additionally, the collaboration between municipal poet laureates and the state poet laureate ensures that Connecticut remains culturally rich with a confluence of poetic voices.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
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In her introduction of the ordinances, Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas drew a direct tie between the ordinances and the violence in Minneapolis, where ICE agents have killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old poet and mother of three, and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This quote by 13th-century poet Rumi appears midway through psychologist Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 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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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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One diehard fan in attendance that afternoon: John Mellencamp, bard of Indiana, who's been going to Hoosier games ever since his father took him as a kid.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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Pacino stars as the enigmatic titular figure, described as part muse, part ghost of cinema past.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
27 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.—
Amelia Dhuga,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 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 Feb. 2026.
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