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Pulitzer Prize finalist and translator Arthur Sze, 74, is the nation’s newest poet laureate, the Library of Congress announced Monday.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Capó-Garcia, the current poet laureate of San Diego, and McFadden, Ventura County poet laureate, will share and reflect on their work over the years.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Like so many others in the city, Christensen, the city’s poet laureate emerita and founding member of Fox Valley Music Foundation.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
And, with The Lowdown, Reservation Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo is staking a claim as the state’s TV laureate (to differentiate him from Joy Harjo, no relation and our former national poet laureate).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Capó-Garcia, the current poet laureate of San Diego, and McFadden, Ventura County poet laureate, will share and reflect on their work over the years.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Like so many others in the city, Christensen, the city’s poet laureate emerita and founding member of Fox Valley Music Foundation.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
And, with The Lowdown, Reservation Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo is staking a claim as the state’s TV laureate (to differentiate him from Joy Harjo, no relation and our former national poet laureate).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet laureate
poet
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Over the years, the festival has expanded to include artists, musicians, storytellers, poets, and more, all focused on a theme relevant to the social, religious, and political needs of the Louisville community and beyond.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chefitz was a mountain climber, soccer player, cross-country motorcyclist, flamenco guitarist, writer and poet — to name just some of his hobbies.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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