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The British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently on the advice of the prime minister. The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions.
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A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet...
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Cecil Day-Lewis CBE (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake , most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways .
Until 1999 the position was a lifetime appointment; Andrew Motion was the first laureate to serve a fixed 10-year term. This list orders the laureates chronologically, from the first to the most recent. (See also list of poets laureate of the United States.)
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9 de abr. de 2024 · Donald Hall. poet laureate, title first granted in England in the 17th century for poetic excellence. Its holder is a salaried member of the British royal household, but the post has come to be free of specific poetic duties. In the United States, a similar position was created in 1936.
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13 de jan. de 2023 · The Gold Medal for Poetry was established by King George V in 1933 at the suggestion of the then Poet Laureate, John Masefield, and is awarded for excellence in poetry. Each year’s recipient is from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth realm.
25 de set. de 2023 · Joanne Hayle. Updated: Sep 25, 2023 3:44 PM EDT. Here's what you need to know about the history and purpose of the Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom. “Dancing Is the Poetry of the Foot” "Dancing is the poetry of the foot" was the delightful view of John Dryden (1631–1700,) the first official Poet Laureate in Britain.
