The official post of ‘Poet Laureate’ (laureate meaning crowned with laurels) in the United Kingdom, is held by a distinguished poet chosen by the monarch who is attached to the royal household. In ...
LONDON, Feb. 24. -- Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate, in response to a suggestion from THE NEW YORK TIMES that it would be pleased to publish something from him commemorative of Longfellow's first ...
Reading is an “invisible privilege” which many children in Britain are being denied ... was set up 25 years ago by Ted Hughes, then Poet Laureate, and Michael Morpurgo, and is held for ...
THE atmospheric setting of Liskeard Library transformed into a sanctuary of verse as Poet Laureate Simon Armitage graced the historic Cornish town with his presence. The visit marked another memorable ...
Set against the glamorous backdrop of Britain's roaring '20s, The Laureate tells the story of young British War Poet Robert Graves, who is married with four children when he meets and becomes ...
They include the National Poetry Centre, which is the brainchild of Poet Laureate Simon Armitage ... Leeds, at the heart of Britain and the crossroads of the country, is the perfect place for ...
has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z Song," which explores her relationship with her absent father.