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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_Poet_LaureateUnited States Poet Laureate - Wikipedia

    The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › list-of-poets-laureateList of poet laureates of the United States | Names & Facts

    Jun 8, 2024 · Although the British poet laureate is now free of specific poetic duties, the American poet laureate, who is appointed annually, is expected to present one major poetic work and to appear at certain national ceremonies. This list orders the laureates chronologically, from the first to the most recent. (See also list of poets laureate of Britain.)

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  5. poets.org › united-states-poet-laureateUnited States Poet Laureate | Academy of American Poets

    Current U. S. Poet Laureate: Ada Limón. Ada Limón was appointed the United States Poet Laureate in 2022. Born on March 28, 1976, she is originally from Sonoma, California.

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  6. www.loc.gov › poet-laureate › poet-laureate-historyHistory of the Position | Poet Laureate | Poetry & Literature ...

    The 2012-2014 poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, resided in the Washington, D.C., area from January through May of 2013 and worked in the Poetry Room, the first time the poet laureate has done so since the inception of the position in 1986.

  7. www.npr.org › 2022/07/12 › 1110804783Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate - NPR

    Jul 12, 2022 · Ada Limón was named Tuesday by the Library of Congress as the nation's 24th poet laureate. She will take over in September from Joy Harjo, who has held the position since 2019.

  8. www.loc.gov › poetry-and-literature › poet-laureatePoet Laureate | Poetry & Literature | Programs | Library of ...

    Current Poet Laureate. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Ada Limón as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress on July 12, 2022 and reappointed her for a historic two-year second term on April 24, 2023. Limón’s second term will begin in September 2023 and conclude in April 2025.

  9. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › ada-limonAda Limón | Poetry Foundation

    Ada Limón became the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States in July of 2022. Limón is the author of the poetry collections The Hurting Kind (2022, Milkweed Editions); The Carrying (2018, Milkweed Editions), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry; Bright Dead Things (2015,…

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