poet laureate

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Recent Examples on the Web Hughes could not have known that Hayden would someday become poet laureate, read at the White House, win international recognition and be commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp. Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024 Customers were encouraged to sign a petition to nominate Trump for poet laureate when purchasing the book for $45, priced in honor of the 45th president. Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024 Through the program, the participants have heard from former Milwaukee poet laureate Brenda Cárdenas, graphic designer Yuliia Shevtsova and lawyer Yalda Habibi, among others. Jane Park, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024 Read Next Local Arts Charlotte’s first poet laureate creates ‘music in language’ through his love of poetry July 06, 2022 10:59 AM Martha Yesowitch is a community partnerships manager at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library More arts coverage Want to see more stories like this? Martha Yesowitch, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for poet laureate 

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