A poet laureate is a person appointed by a government who will compose poems presented at special occasions and events. “The City of Dayton’s poet laureate will serve a two-ye ...

A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Monday to establish the first-ever Massachusetts poet laureate, according to a statement from the office. Applications have not yet opened for the ...

Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order creating a position of poet laureate in Massachusetts for the first time. "Poets and poetry have had a profound role in our state's history ...