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What is a poet laureate?
YOU AS POET LAUREATE!
But what is a POET LAUREATE? I found this definition.
“Summary: In ancient Greece the laurel tree was considered
sacred to the god Apollo. He decreed that laurel would be
the emblem for poets and victors. Hence, ancient poets who
won distinction were crowned with a wreath of laurel, as
were athletes who won contests at the Olympic Games. “
Our National POET LAUREATE is a man named: Robert Pinsky.
One former National Poet Laureate was Robert Frost.
A POET LAUREATE is a poet we have chosen to honor with
that title, for their achievements and contributions to
poetry. Poet Steven Robert Heine is leading a National
campaign to have every City and Town in the World name
a local poet as POET LAUREATE for that City or Town.
The idea is, that no matter how small a City or Town
is, there is a poet more than willing to serve as POET
LAUREATE. for that town.
If you like poetry, you could be POET LAUREATE for
your home or school. If your City or Town does not have
a POET LAUREATE, you might write to your Mayor or City
officials and ask that a POET LAUREATE be named for your
town. Some students have done just this with good results.
I think that your town should have a POET LAUREATE.
And now you know what a POET LAUREATE is!
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