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contexts > named groups > persons > eminent people > poets laureate

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poets laureate  

Definition

  • The term poet laureate has existed since before 1619, when Charles I appointed Ben Jonson the first poet laureate in Great Britain. A poet laureate is a writer of poetry who receives honor for eloquence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent; Poets Laureate]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NLQM5NFF-X

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