Poet Laureate

noun

/ˌpəʊɪt ˈlɒriət/

/ˌpəʊət ˈlɔːriət/

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(especially in the UK) a person who has been officially chosen to write poetry for the country’s important occasions
CultureThe first Poet Laureate in the UK was Ben Jonson (from 1616). Others have included John Dryden, William Wordsworth and Lord Tennyson, and more recently John Masefield, Cecil Day-Lewis, John Betjeman and Ted Hughes. In 2009 Carol Ann Duffy became the first female Poet Laureate.The US has had Poets Laureate since 1986 when Robert Penn Warren became the first. They are chosen by the Library of Congress but only serve for one or two years.
(especially North American English) a person whose poetry is considered to be the best, or most typical of their country or region

单词	Poet Laureate
释义	Poet Laureate noun /ˌpəʊɪt ˈlɒriət/ /ˌpəʊət ˈlɔːriət/ jump to other results (especially in the UK) a person who has been officially chosen to write poetry for the country’s important occasions CultureThe first Poet Laureate in the UK was Ben Jonson (from 1616). Others have included John Dryden, William Wordsworth and Lord Tennyson, and more recently John Masefield, Cecil Day-Lewis, John Betjeman and Ted Hughes. In 2009 Carol Ann Duffy became the first female Poet Laureate.The US has had Poets Laureate since 1986 when Robert Penn Warren became the first. They are chosen by the Library of Congress but only serve for one or two years. (especially North American English) a person whose poetry is considered to be the best, or most typical of their country or region
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