United States Poet Laureate

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cultural office poet laureate position

The United States Poet Laureate is the official poet of the Library of Congress, appointed annually to promote poetry and literary appreciation across the nation.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress	6
Poet Laureate of the United States	1
United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural office ⓘ poet laureate position ⓘ
activity	advising the Library of Congress on its poetry collections ⓘ giving public readings ⓘ organizing poetry events ⓘ promoting poetry education ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	Librarian of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointingBody	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
compensation	stipend ⓘ travel allowance ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
domain	poetry ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Ada Limón NERFINISHED ⓘ Billy Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Simic NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Brodsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Felipe Herrera NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Glück NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Trethewey NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Penn Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Kooser NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy K. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ W. S. Merwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1986 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Library of Congress literary programs NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	federal cultural appointment ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialOf	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizationalUnit	Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress ⓘ
purpose	promotion of literary appreciation ⓘ promotion of poetry ⓘ
relatedPosition	United Kingdom Poet Laureate NERFINISHED ⓘ state poet laureate ⓘ
reportsTo	Librarian of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
residenceRequirement	spends part of term in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
seat	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
selectionCriteria	distinguished achievement in poetry ⓘ
termLength	one year ⓘ renewable ⓘ