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Amanda S. C. Gorman [1] (born March 7, 1998) [2] is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.
Since the office of poet laureate has become widely adopted, the term "laureate" has come to signify recognition for preeminence or superlative achievement (cf. Nobel laureate). A royal degree in rhetoric, poet laureate was awarded at European universities in the Middle Ages. The term therefore may refer to the holder of such a degree, which ...
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.
HARLEM, N.Y. – The new year welcomes many new beginnings.It’s a time for promises and speeches from politicians. But it’s the words of 9-year-old Kayden Hern, of Harlem, that are echoing ...
The red Prada headband she donned at the inauguration of President Joe Biden sold out within seconds of its debut. Honored as the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, the 22-year-old ...
John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate. The British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom 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.
Ada Limón, the new U.S. Poet Laureate, talks about poetry's role in recording the pandemic and the last thing that made her cry.
He gained up to 400,000 followers, and has been described as "The Poet Laureate of Twitter". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The poet Ian McMillan described Bilston as "a laureate for our fractured times", [ 4 ] and he has been compared to Don Marquis , Dorothy Parker , and Ogden Nash .