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	Poet Laureate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.
		The title of laureate was also conferred on him by the University of Louvain in 1492, and by Cambridge University in 1492-3.
		The poet laureate became traditionally responsible to write and present official poetry to commemorate occasions both personal, such as the monarch's birthday and royal births and marriages, and public, such as coronations and military victories.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poet_Laureate (1393 words)

	poet laureate on Encyclopedia.com
		In the United States, the poet laureate is charged with raising “the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.” An annual position, chosen by the Librarian of Congress, it was instituted in 1937 as the consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress.
		Poet Laureate hailed as one 'of the greats'.(News)
		Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins speaks at the 90th anniversary celebration of Poetry magazine at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, on November 14, 2002.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/poetlaur.asp (859 words)

	Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The Poet Laureate is appointed annually by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. In making the appointment, the Librarian consults with former appointees, the current Laureate and distinguished poetry critics.
		The Laureate gives an annual lecture and reading of his or her poetry and usually introduces poets in the Library's annual poetry series, the oldest in the Washington area, and among the oldest in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poet_Laureate_Consultant_in_Poetry (544 words)

	Poets Laureate of Great Britain.
		Several of the other Laureates were famous poets, particularly Ted Hughes, Robert Southey, John Masefield, Sir John Betjeman, Cecil Day-Lewis, and the current Laureate, Andrew Motion.
		Sadly, this reflects the idea that the Laureate's influence had weakened so much that the official poems were unlikely to influence opinions, even though the times were important politically, with rebellion in the American colonies and war in Europe.
		William Wordsworth, at 73, was the oldest Poet Laureate to be appointed.
	www.baymoon.com /~ariadne/poets/poets.laureate.britain.htm (1839 words)

	The Laureate Private School Home Page
		The Laureate Private School was located in the west wing of the former San Luis Junior High School for eight years while the new school site was found, planned and the buildings for the new school constructed.
		The Laureate is committed to carrying on her legacy of dedicated service to children.
		Separate from The Laureate Private School, Inc. is the The Laureate Fund, Inc., a non-profit organization to enhance the educational, recreational, and performing arts opportunities for children of SLO County.
	www.laureate-private.com (893 words)

	Local Poet Laureate
		Sacramento's new Poet Laureate, Jose Montoya, is the city’s third appointed Poet Laureate, and the first Latino to hold the official position.
		For the culmination of his term as Poet Laureate, Montoya plans a two-day "Flor y Canto" poetry festival in the spring of 2004, based on the Mayan tradition of gathering poets.
		Poetry 180 is Poet Laureate Billy Collin's national project to bring poetry into the schools every day of the school year.
	www.acfnewsource.org /art/poet_laureate.html (744 words)

	Poet Laureate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Poet Laureate is a (A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)) poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.
		A royal degree in (Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)) rhetoric, poet laureate was awarded at English and European universities in the middle ages.
		The title of laureate was also conferred on him by the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Louvain) University of Louvain in 1492, and by (A university in England) Cambridge University in 1492-3.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/poet_laureate.htm (1984 words)

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	www.laureategroup.com (212 words)

	POET LAUREATE TSEGAYE GABRE
		Poet Laureate Tsegaye is of the generation—numbering a dozen or so who are extant—of Ethiopian men of letters who were born during the crucible of the Fascist invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930’s.
		Poet Laureate Tsegaye was also at his most peripatetic mode during this decade as he criss-crossed countries and continents interpreting Ethiopia and Africa to the world and back again to relating the art and literature of the world to his own people in the continent and in his motherland.
		In 1984 Poet Laureate Tsegaye wrote a powerful long essay, Footprint of Time, delineating Ethiopia’s place in world culture and history especially in light of paleoanthropological “Lucy” finds (1974) that marks Hadar area in Afarland of Ethiopia to be the nascence of humankind.
	www.ethiopians.com /tsegaye (5012 words)

	What is a Poet Laureate?
		Poets Laureate, appointed by the Librarian of Congress, are entrusted with raising the status of poetry in the everyday conscience of the American public.
		In the United States some local Poets Laureate were recognized in their communities in the 19th century but it was not until 1937 that a similar position to that in England was established in America.
		Poet Laureate Robert Haas sought to integrate poetry into the fabric of the community with his "Watershed" conference that united novelists, storytellers and poets to talk about their work.
	oh.essortment.com /whatisapoetl_rlwn.htm (559 words)

	Wisconsin Poet Laureate
		The Poet Laureate’s mission is an important and lofty one—to promote poetry statewide, to serve as a herald for Wisconsin’s poets and their verse, and to enrich the lives of Wisconsin’s citizens by sharing and encouraging the gift of poetry.
		She/he must also have been a resident of Wisconsin for at least one year prior to the application deadline, be at least 18 years of age, and be available to travel throughout the state.
		The governor directed the commission to recommend three candidates; assign responsibilities to the poet laureate; and assist that individual in performing official duties.
	www.wfop.org /laureate (251 words)

	California Poet Laureate Official California Poet Laureate Quincy T. Troupe Ina Donna Coolbrith
		She was confirmed as Poet Laureate by the California Senate with Resolution 24, on April 26, 1919.
		The California Poet Laureate may, and is encouraged to, coordinate his or her project with any similar project being undertaken by the current United States' Poet Laureate.
		The Arts Council shall, commencing in 2010 and every 10 years thereafter, and with the agreement of the past California Poets Laureate and their representatives, publish or cause to be published an anthology featuring examples of the work of the poets laureate of the past decade.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/poetlaureate/ca_poetlaureate.htm (1292 words)

	Kids' Zone > In the spotlight > The Poet Laureate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The word 'laureate' comes from the laurels with which famous poets were crowned in Ancient Greece.
		The holder of the post of Poet Laureate is also an important figure in the teaching, writing and studying of poetry by all ages.
		Only a few laureates in the 18th century rose successfully to the challenge of using their role to address the nation.
	www.royal.gov.uk /Output/Page1674.asp (1012 words)

	2003 Laureate Announcement
		Laureate, and the 27th honoree since the prize was established in 1979.
		Hans Hollein of Austria was the 1985 Laureate.
		In 1996, Rafael Moneo of Spain was the Laureate; in 1997 Sverre Fehn of Norway; in 1998 Renzo Piano of Italy, in 1999 Sir Norman Foster of the UK, and in 2000, Rem Koolhaas of theNetherlands.
	www.pritzkerprize.com /2003annc.htm (6800 words)

	Laureate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Laureate is a Sallie Mae solution for managing and delivering student loan information that simplifies the financial aid process for students, schools, guarantors, and lenders.
		Laureate combines cutting-edge technology with streamlined loan processing to provide a fully integrated, radically simplified, loan delivery process.
		Laureate provides a single point of contact for all loan information, complete control of loan disbursements, pre-disbursement rosters, the ability to review loan status at any time, electronic funds transfer, and easy data transfer between your school and Sallie Mae.
	www.salliemae.com /school/laureate.html (191 words)

	Poets Laureate and Pulitzer Poetry Prize Winners of the United States of America.
		In the United States of America, the post of "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry" was established in 1985, copying the title from the Poets Laureate of Britain.
		Before that, from 1937 to 1985, the Librarian of Congress had authority to appoint someone to Library of Congress Poetry Position, the post of "Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress." The name was changed by an act of Congress in 1985.
		Poet Laureate Billy Collins and former U.S. Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur (with others) signed an anti-war petition in January 2003, opposing the administrations intended invasion of Iraq.
	www.baymoon.com /~ariadne/poets/poets.laureate.usa.htm (1454 words)

	Poet Laureate \| International Institute of Modern Letters \| Victoria University of Welliington
		The Laureate is appointed for a two-year term.
		A distinctive element in the New Zealand Poet Laureate award is the carved tokoto which is presented to each poet when their appointment is announced.
		In Maori tradition, the Tokotoko (a ceremonial carved walking stick) is a symbol of the authority and the status of a speaker, and it tells of the history from which that authority comes.
	www.vuw.ac.nz /modernletters/activities/poet-laureate.aspx (771 words)

	Online NewsHour: Poems Background Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		April 24, 2002 -- A Poem for Spring Former poet Laureate Robert Pinsky recites a springtime verse.
		July 21, 2000 --A Poem for Peace Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States, recites a poem dedicated to the process of peace.
		December 24, 1998 --Impeachment NewsHour contributor and Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky considers the impeachment of President Clinton.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/poems/poems.html (2784 words)

	State of Illinois - Rod Blagojevich, Governor
		The Poet Laureate of Illinois shall seek to advance the awareness of and appreciation for literary arts and humanities within the state.
		The Poet Laureate of Illinois is an honorary state position in which the individual selected will serve a four-year term renewable only by the Governor's consent.
		The Poet Laureate will seek to ensure that people in all geographic regions of the state shall have access to at least one reading during his or her term of service.
	www.illinois.gov /gov/plGuidelines.cfm (655 words)

	Laureate Medical Group, P.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since 1962, Laureate Medical Group has built a reputation for providing excellent medical care with sincere compassion for patients.
		Laureate Medical Group urges area physicians to aid in funding tsunami relief efforts.
		Laureate Medical Group is proud to support The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk.
	www.laureatemed.com (343 words)

	Laureate - Adding Vocal Emotion to BT's Speech Synthesiser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As part of a Short-term Research Fellowship conducted with BT in the summer of 1997, I worked on adding emotion to their Laureate speech synthesiser.
		Laureate is a concatenative synthesiser, and so works in a different way to the DECtalk used by my HAMLET system.
		Work on automatic implementation of emotion effects in Laureate is continuing in Honours and MSc student projects in the Department.
	www.computing.dundee.ac.uk /staff/irmurray/lauremot.asp (319 words)

	CenterWatch Clinical Research Center Profile (1997): Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital; Tulsa, OK
		Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital is part of Saint Francis Health System founded in 1988 by the William K. Warren Foundation.
		The Laureate campus is set on 47 acres of rolling hills, in a series of related buildings forming a retreat-like atmosphere.
		Laureate's reputation for excellence and the wide variety of patient care services attracts a large, diverse patient population.
	centerwatch.com /professional/pro960.html (902 words)

	California Poet Laureate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The honorary title of Poet Laureate was apparently first used in England during the Middle Ages; it was given to a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household who was expected to compose poems for court and national occasions.
		The State Poet Laureate is now appointed by the Governor for a two-year term.
		The first laureate was Ina Donna Coolbrith, chosen by the governor and appointed on June 30, 1915, confirmed by Senate Concurrent Resolution 24, April 26, 1919.
	www.santacruzpl.org /readyref/files/c/calpoet.shtml (348 words)

	Alabama Poets Laureate
		The poet laureate is designated by the Alabama Writers' Conclave, a voluntary organization of Alabama historians, playwrights, fiction writers, poets, and newspaper writers.
		She was elected poet laureate by the Alabama Writer's Conclave and commissioned by Governor Don Siegelman in 1999.
		Bert Henderson, Alabama's third poet laureate, was born Elbert Calvin Henderson on November 8, 1903, in Glenwood, Alabama.
	www.archives.state.al.us /emblems/st_poet.html (1892 words)

	Welcome to the Laureate School Website - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Children with academic challenges need help in closing the gap between where they are and where they need to be.
		At Laureate, both content and instructional approaches are tailored to address personal learning gaps.
		Laureate is for students who learn best in a small class, or are one or more years behind academically, or have an LD (Learning Disability) diagnosis, or have difficulty with attention, anxiety, motivation, memory, language, reasoning, spatial or sequential ordering or graphomotor functions.
	www.laureateschool.ca (208 words)

	Maine's Poet Laureate - Maine Arts Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The honorary office of the State Poet Laureate was created in 1995.
		Her poem, Maine Then and Now: Some Echoes from the Land, was written during her first term as Poet Laureate in honor of the State of Maine.
		His poems have been described as "characterized by a moral intelligence that recognizes the personal and political intertwinings of American culture." Throughout his 25 years of experience as an educator, he has worked to promote the art of poetry.
	www.mainearts.com /directory/poetlaureate.shtml (331 words)

	Poets & Writers Magazine
		With their public profiles growing, the role of poets laureate is being called into question.
		The goal of the conference is for poets laureate to meet each other, discuss the ambiguities and perceived responsibilities of being a state-endorsed poet, and explore what happens when poetry intersects with politics, education, and community.
		Poets laureate can be chosen by state English departments, arts councils, poetry clubs, libraries, poetry societies, literary committees, and writers institutes.
	www.pw.org /mag/0303/newshart.htm (832 words)

	Metroactive Books \| Sonoma County's Poet Laureate
		Spreading the Word: The identity of the future poet laureate is not to be revealed until the Book Fair; shown is the current laureate, David Bromige.
		Given that many people don't even know the name of their mayor, it can't be too shocking that the poet laureate of Sonoma County doesn't come in too strong over the county's common cultural radar.
		The position of Sonoma County Poet Laureate is still relatively new, though, which presents challenges; it's not as easy as reading a few poems a month and judging a contest or two.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/09.11.03/laureate-0337.html (1073 words)

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