Actor Tom Hiddleston's father, James Hiddleston, was a Scottish arts administrator and former managing director of a pharmaceutical company who was also a "poet laureate" of the City of Edinburgh.
The cast of The Poet Laureate of Radio - 2006 includes: Norman Corwin as himself
No New Jersey dose not have a Poet Laureate
The poet laureate in 1813 was Robert Southey. He served as poet laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843.
The poet Samuel Rogers declined the position of Poet Laureate in 1813.
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Poet laureate of Britain
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 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.
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.