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The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate is the official poet laureate of Canada. The current Poet Laureate is Fred Wah, who was appointed on December 20, 2011.
Kay Ryan (born 21 September, 1945) is Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Prior to 1986 the title of the post was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. There were thirty holding that title. In 1986, the title name was changed by an Act of Congress to Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Kay Ryan is the sixteenth.
As of September 2021, Joy Harjo is the current Poet Laureate of the United States. She is the first Native American to hold this prestigious position. In this role, Harjo promotes the importance of poetry and literature in American culture.
The poet laureate in 1813 was Robert Southey. He served as poet laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843.
Ted Hughes was the British Poet Laureate in 1984. He held this title until he passed away in 1998. He was married to another famous poet, Sylvia Plath.
The poet Samuel Rogers declined the position of Poet Laureate in 1813.
The U.S. Poet Laureate was created on 2002-03-27.
A 'poet laureate' is a title by appointment given to a poet by the British sovereign to compose verse for state ceremonies.
The poet laureate in England is appointed by the monarch and serves as the nation's official poet, while in America, the poet laureate is appointed by the Library of Congress and promotes poetry on a national level. The English poet laureate traditionally writes poems for significant national events, while the American poet laureate focuses on raising awareness and appreciation for poetry.
Ted Hughes was the English Poet Laureate from 1984 to 1998.
Illinois has had one Black Poet Laureate: Gwendolyn Brooks.