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poets laureate

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Recent Examples of poets laureate Additionally, the collaboration between municipal poet laureates and the state poet laureate ensures that Connecticut remains culturally rich with a confluence of poetic voices. — Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026

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Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
April may be the cruelest month for poets, but September is crueler for stock traders.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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