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Poets Laureate

A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, who is often expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.

The Italians Albertino Mussato (1315) and Francesco Petrarca (1342) were among the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age.

In Britain, the term dates from the appointment of Bernard André by Henry VII of England. Today the title may also be conferred by an organisation such as the Poetry Foundation, which has a designated Children's Poet Laureate.

The following national governments continue the poet laureate tradition.

Canada
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Germany
India
Tamil Nadu
Iran
Jamaica
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Korea
Saint Lucia
Somalia
South Africa
United Kingdom

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List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate
Poets Laureate of England

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