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	Poet Laureate
		Poets were then known as 'versifiers' and were favoured by the reigning monarchs and awarded fees and pensions.
		The position of Poet Laureate was informally created by Charles I for Ben Jonson in 1617, however, the title did not become an official royal office until it was conferred by letters patent on John Dryden in 1670.
		Sir William Davenant (a godson of William Shakespeare) was the Poet Laureate under Charles I and Charles II Official Office of the English Poet Laureates
	www.love-poems.me.uk /a_poet_laureate.htm (682 words)

	POET LAUREATE TSEGAYE GABRE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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)

	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 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.
		Wales has had a long tradition of poets and bards under royal patronage, with extant writing from mediæval royal poets and earlier; but her first national poet of recent times is Gwyneth Lewis, inaugurated at the Hay Literature Festival of April 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poet_Laureate (1461 words)

	Poet Laureate: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Poet Laureate is a poet[Click link for more facts about this topic] officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.
		A makar in scottish literature is a poet or bard, often attached to the royal court....
		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....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/poet_laureate.htm (3457 words)

	poet laureate on Encyclopedia.com
		POET LAUREATE [poet laureate], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse.
		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)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/poetlaur.asp (486 words)

	Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea was modeled on the Poet Laureate of England.
		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 (629 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.
		The Poet Laureate acts as an ambassador of literary arts, advocating literacy and making poetry accessible to everyone, regardless of their educational or cultural background.
		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 (753 words)

	Poet Laureate - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Poet Laureate, formal title used in both Britain and the United States.
		The term laureate is derived from the Latin word laurea (laurel); in...
		- British court poet: a poet who is appointed a member of the royal household for life by a British monarch and is expected to write poems celebrating great national or royal events
	encarta.msn.com /Poet_Laureate.html (162 words)

	Poet Laureate Timeline - Poetry (Library of Congress)
		He was the founding editor of The Fugitive, from 1922 to '25, a magazine of poems published in Nashville by a group of Southern poets.
		Jarrell was known for his essays and poetry criticism, regarded as engaging and dazzling and instrumental in establishing Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop and William Carlos Williams as significant American poets.
		He was a poet of traditional verse forms and metric, avoiding the poetic movements of his time.
	www.loc.gov /poetry/laureate.html (918 words)

	The Monarchy Today > The Royal Household > Official Royal posts > Poet Laureate
		The Poet Laureate's original salary was £200 per year plus a butt of canary (a type of wine).
		The third Poet Laureate, Nahum Tate, is today best known for writing the Christmas carol 'While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night', and for revising Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear to give it a happy ending.
		By the late seventeenth century, the Poet Laureate's political and historical roles were less important than general praise of the sovereign.
	www.royal.gov.uk /textonly/Page5002.asp (895 words)

	New Hampshire poet Donald Hall named new poet laureate - Boston.com
		A fax last week informed Donald Hall he would be the next poet laureate of the United States, and since then, between phone calls, sitting for photographs and giving interviews, he has been thinking about his new job.
		Poet laureates receive $35,000 for the year as well as a travel allowance.
		A memoir, "The Best Day the Worst Day," chronicles his marriage to poet Jane Kenyon, whom he met when he was a poetry professor at the University of Michigan and she was a student.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/06/14/new_hampshire_poet_donald_hall_named_new_poet_laureate (809 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.
		Referred to by the Legislature as "The Loved Laurel Crowned Poet of California," this special honor was conferred for the life of the poet and Ina Donna Coolbrith held the position until her death in 1928.
		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.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/poetlaureate/ca_poetlaureate.htm (1292 words)

	NBT Interview: Poet Laureate Roland Flint
		The poet's prize was a laurel wreath to be worn like a hat or halo and evergreen to signify the immortality of inspired song.
		Poet laureates come one at a time, appointed by the governor to a three-year term.
		Poet laureate is a non-paying position, and when I was asked what I would be willing to do, I said I was unwilling to go places I had to convert people to poetry.
	www.bayweekly.com /year98/lead6_15.html (2341 words)

	About the Birmingham Poet Laureate
		The Birmingham Poet Laureate for 2006 - 7 is
		The Poet Laureate is chosen from poets who live or practice in Birmingham by a panel of judges.
		The Laureate would normally be resident or do most of their work in the Birmingham conurbation and would be commissioned to write some poems about Birmingham throughout the year.
	www.birmingham.gov.uk /GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=23945&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11272 (255 words)

	From private writer to poet laureate - The Boston Globe
		Hall this week was named poet laureate of the United States (officially: Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress) by James Billington, librarian of Congress.
		Now a poet of moderate fame is likely to have a printing of 6,000 to 8,000.
		It's hard to a imagine a novelist laureate, or a playwright laureate, but people evidently like the idea of giving poetry an official advocate, as if it needs a periodic burst of endorsement.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/17/from_private_writer_to_poet_laureate (996 words)

	Carrboro Poet Laureate Chosen (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If you name me Poet Laureate I will use the title of Poet Laureate to start either an ongoing international poetry reading series or a regular festival that would be hosted in Carrboro.
		Scant opportunities exist for those poets and writers in between, those who are for better or worse "serious" writers (whether tragically or comically serious) who are moving the medium of writing forward without the benefit or burden of enfranchisement or mainstream acceptance.
		I wish to deliver some of the best and most innovative poets alive to Carrboro, a Carrboro that is no longer just a community in itself but a part of a greater global community.
	www.carrboro.com /poetlaureate.html (1101 words)

	Who can follow Brooks, Sandburg? Blagojevich to pick poet laureate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The state's next official poet could be a 38-year-old single mother of a son with Down syndrome.
		Smith doubts he'll be chosen for poet laureate but said his experience organizing slams and exciting audiences would help him use the post to promote poetry.
		To be eligible for the post, poets are supposed to have critical acclaim, a track record of getting their poems published and a history of activity in the arts community.
	www.poetrycenter.org /blagojevichpoetlaureate.htm (585 words)

	Ted Kooser: New Poet Laureate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The goal of the American Poet Laureate is to inspire greater awareness in the area of the literary arts.
		The full title of the laureate position is "The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress." The Librarian of Congress, in consultation with literary critics, former poets laureate, and others distinguished in poetry, appoints the Poet Laureate, who may serve from one to three years.
		The poet occupying the position is given much freedom in his or her activities with only one main requirement: that the poet give an annual lecture and reading of his or her work.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/american_poetry/111033 (550 words)

	California Poet Laureate (CAC: Special Initiatives: California Poet Laureate)
		The position of Poet Laureate was established in 2001 with the passage of AB 113 (external link) authored by Assemblymember Fran Pavely.
		Through that bill, the California Arts Council is designated to recommend individuals to the Governor for the position of Poet Laureate whose role is to spread the art of poetry and encourage literacy and learning in California.
		The Poet Laureate provides a minimum of six public readings in urban and rural settings across the state, and educates community, business, and state leaders about the value and importance of poetry and creative expression.
	www.cac.ca.gov /?id=132 (403 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)

	Illinois' Poet Laureate
		In fact, the root word “laurel” is still visible in the phrase “poet laureate.” At the same time, many ancient kings established the practice of maintaining a poet within their realms to poeticize familial and military accomplishments.
		Then, the laureate’s primary duty was to sing the praises of royalty and to celebrate their state occasions, to be, as it were, a court poet.
		In sum, the Laureate strives to forge a meaningful communion between poetry and the state’s populace.
	www.bradley.edu /poet/what/index.shtml (382 words)

	Poet Laureate : Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nobel Laureate poet laureate and United States Poet Laureate Joseph Brodsky has written dozens of poems on Christmas that have not been included in his numerous collections.
		This powerful poet laureate and diverse collection of thirty-six poems spans three centuries, as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. Du Bois, poet laureate and Gwendolyn Brooks, among other poets, bare their souls, speak their minds, trace their roots, poet laureate and proclaim their dreams.
		Encouraging poets not to worry about becoming a poet but simply to try to write good poems, he stresses revision poet laureate and clarity, poet laureate and writes enlighteningly about the elements that make up a poem.
	www.diesselaspezia.com /206-Poet-Laureate.html (1455 words)

	Connlooy Poet Laureate of St. Paul
		Pawlenty said he was drawing the line because he feared approving a state poet would lead to calls for similar positions, such as a state mime, interpretive dancer or potter.
		The poet laureate's mission is generally to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry in the community through readings, appearances, workshops and other initiatives.
		Connolly’s work as poet laureate will include coordinating with the poetry program at Shakopee Women’s prison, and integrating readings of their poetry by local actors on area stages.
	www.theirishgazette.com /Pages/8_2006_poet_laureatte.html (354 words)

	Florida's Poet Laureate
		After a competition of over four hundred Florida poets and selection by an anonymous national panel in 1980, Governor Robert Graham appointed Dr. Edmund Skellings the Poet Laureate of the State of Florida, a lifetime honor.
		Edmund Skellings was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts in 1932, attended Suffield Academy, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with Honors in English in 1957.
		Poet pilots served the far-flung communities of the state of Alaska by private airplane.
	www.florida-arts.org /programs/poetlaureate.htm (1521 words)

	Kids' Zone > In the spotlight > The Poet Laureate
		The holder of the post of Poet Laureate is also an important figure in the teaching, writing and studying of poetry by all ages.
		The next poets who got the job were not always very good poets, but held political views which pleased the king or queen of the time.
		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)

	Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program was founded by Joanne Leva of Lansdale, PA, to recognize and promote excellence in poetry.
		A Poet Laureate is an individual who composes poems, who has the ability to express poetic ideas in beautiful language, and has been identified as having the highest degree of excellence in poetry.
		Three recognized poets, two of which reside in the Delaware Valley, the third, a "celebrity judge", are called upon to adjudicate and assign numeric value to the top 25 selected manuscripts.
	gargoyle.arcadia.edu /english/poetry (285 words)

	NH Arts - Poet Laureate
		The title of poet laureate comes with no compensation per stanza or promotional event, and is accompanied by no specific duties.
		In addition to her career as a poet, she is a retired social worker/psychotherapist and a past member of the National Association of Poetry Therapists.
		The poet is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, from a list submitted by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire.
	www.state.nh.us /nharts/artsandartists/poetlaureate.html (468 words)

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