Walt Whitman
The U.S. Poet Laureate was created on 2002-03-27.
It is an honor for a poet. The post is for the poet to make the public more aware of poetry.
the poet laureate is the person that writes poems for the royal family, is been appointed for life since the time of Charles II. the present poet laureate today is Andrew motion who was the poet laureate since 1999 and is on a ten year period.
Ben jonson was a poet laureate in the 1572s till 1637. He became the first (unofficial) Poet Laureate in 1616 when he was granted a pension by James I. He died 6 August 1637 Westminster,London,England. He was then buried upright in the north aisle of the Nave of Westminster Abbey, London, England. His name was incorrectly spelled when his gravestone was later renewed.
he was awarded the chancellors gold medal at cambridge for one of his first pieces "timbuctoo"in 1829
Lord Byron. Read The Prisoner Of Chillon and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage closely.
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.
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.
Robert Frost was appointed as poet laureate of the United States by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Frost served as the poet laureate from 1961 to 1962.
The cast of The Poet Laureate of Radio - 2006 includes: Norman Corwin as himself