Sentence examples for position of poet from inspiring English sources

In this respect, New Jersey's poet laureate was similar to the position of Poet laureate in other American states and in several other countries.

Lawmakers in Broome County, New York, will vote this Thursday to approve the newly created position of poet laureate.

, The position of poet laureate of the United States is somewhat different from that of Britain, where the title was first established in the 17th century.

An article on Dec. 13 about a New Jersey State Senate committee's unanimous vote to abolish the position of poet laureate referred incorrectly to testimony on the issue.

Correction: January 1 , 2003 Wednesday An article on Dec. 13 about a New Jersey State Senate committee's unanimous vote to abolish the position of poet laureate referred incorrectly to testimony on the issue.

Few would have expected such a clamor when New Jersey, the state where Allen Ginsberg was born and Walt Whitman is buried, created the position of poet laureate in 1998.

Henry IV was neither greatly interested in poetry nor notably generous, but Malherbe attained the position of court poet and a modest living from court patronage.

Gov. James E. McGreevey and the state legislators have been trying to find a way to defuse the controversy by eliminating the position of state poet laureate.

He may desire to be big in rock 'n' roll, but he holds a more important position -- that of poet, commentator on the human condition and friend, especially to the lonely and disheartened.

The bestselling poet will be up against Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka for the five-year role, which is voted for by Oxford graduates and seen as the UK's second most important poetry position, behind that of poet laureate.

He held the position, which later became that of poet laureate of the United States, until 1963.