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Interview 'The Ethics of Being a Poet': An Interview with Jenna Lyn Albert
Katie Davey
The author of Bec & Call on the role of poet laureates, the political power of writing, and capturing a sense of place in her work.
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
An icon amongst icons, Dylan is the musical poet laureate of his time.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The nation’s poet laureate is Time magazine, its much-mocked style rendered here as verse:
on both sides of the iron curtain
the world heard with a thrill
of east berlin’s
rebellion in the rain …
As the execution nears, crowds stream into Times Square.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The selected poet laureate will be notified in March 2025.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
An icon amongst icons, Dylan is the musical poet laureate of his time.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The nation’s poet laureate is Time magazine, its much-mocked style rendered here as verse:
on both sides of the iron curtain
the world heard with a thrill
of east berlin’s
rebellion in the rain …
As the execution nears, crowds stream into Times Square.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The selected poet laureate will be notified in March 2025.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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