Laureate in a sentence

As the concept of the poet laureate has spread, the term "laureate" has come in English to signify recognition for preeminence or superlative achievement ( cf. Nobel laureate ).

Heid E. Erdrich, poet laureate of Minneapolis, and Jean Prokott, poet laureate of Rochester, are among 22 verse writers from throughout the country selected to receive $50,000 apiece to use to lead public projects.

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In addition to Clyburn, Smith’s introducers included State Senator Margie Bright Matthews; Marjory Heath Wentworth, poet laureate of South Carolina; and Marcus Amaker, Charleston’s poet laureate.

Arizona The state of Arizona established a state Poet Laureate position in 2013, appointing Alberto Ríos as the inaugural Poet Laureate.

Each diploma is uniquely designed by the prize-awarding institutions for the laureate that receives it. citation The diploma contains a picture and text which states the name of the laureate and normally a citation of why they received the prize.

Texas The state of Texas has appointed a state Poet Laureate since 1932 ( historical list of Texas poets laureate ).

United Kingdom main From the more general use of the term "poet laureate" arose its restriction in England to the official office of Poet Laureate, attached to the royal household.

William Wordsworth was chosen as the poet laureate after the death of Robert Southey but since he was too old, he became the only laureate to write no official poetry.

A rubric is provided to a panel of judges which, this year, included first-ever Bronx poet laureate and native Bronxite Haydil Henriquez.

Before being jailed, Mohammadi was vice president of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran, founded by Nobel laureate Ebadi.

Betjeman’s name first came up for consideration in 1968 following the death of the then laureate, John Masefield, at the age of 88.

Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young is honored with a special recognition at the 2023 Black Excellence Awards ceremony Monday evening.

Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho will be visiting Wrexham Library.

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Dr. Madeline Yvonne Tham, U Soso Tham’s great-grandniece, supported the idea of erecting a museum in honour of the poet laureate.

El Segundo Poet Laureate Hope Anita Smith leads a workshop designed for ages 15 to adult.

Equities analysts anticipate that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 0.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Even when the Nobel laureate and prominent monetarist renounced this theory in 2000, central banks continued to follow the creed he abandoned.

Fosse has cited the bleak, enigmatic work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett -- the 1969 Nobel literature laureate -- as an influence on his minimalist style.