Poet-laureate
11poet laureate — pl. poets laureate. 1. (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events. 2. a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent or… …
12poet laureate — noun 1. a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region she is the poet laureate of all lyricists he is the poet laureate of Arkansas • Hypernyms: ↑poet 2. the poet officially appointed to the… …
13poet laureate — [[t]po͟ʊɪt lɒ̱riət, AM lɔ͟ːr [/t]] poet laureates, poets laureate (plural) N COUNT: usu the N The poet laureate is the official poet of a country. In Britain the poet laureate is paid by the government for the rest of their life. In the United… …
14Poet Laureate — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Poet Laureate : singular Poet Laureate plural Poet Laureates someone who is chosen to write poems for important national events …
15Poet Laureate — Poète lauréat Pour les articles homonymes, voir Poète (homonymie). Au Royaume Uni, le poète lauréat (Poet Laureate en anglais) est le poète officiel du monarque. Traditionnellement, on attendait de lui qu il composât des poèmes à l occasion de… …
16Poet Laureate — Poet Laur|e|ate [ ,pouət lɔriət ] noun count someone who is chosen to write poems for important national events …
17Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress — The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35,000 a year. Originally the title was Consultant in Poetry , but that was changed in 1986 to be… …
18Poet Laureate of New Jersey — The Poet Laureate of New Jersey position was created on October 4, 1999. Gerald Stern was appointed first New Jersey poet laureate on April 17, 2000, by Christie Whitman. The second poet laureate, Amiri Baraka was dismissed after reading his poem …
19Poet Laureate of Toronto — In 2001, Dennis Lee was made Toronto s first Poet Laureate.In 2004, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco became Toronto s second Poet Laureate.External links* [http://www.toronto.ca/culture/poet laureate.htm City of Toronto, Arts Heritage Culture Poet Laureate] …
20poet laureate — po′et lau′reate n. pl. poets laureate 1) pro (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household 2) pro a poet recognized as the most eminent of a country or locality 3) pro+lit. (in the U.S.) a poet appointed for a… …
