Carol Ann Duffy is joint favourite for Poet Laureate

telegraph.co.uk

Apr. 24, 2009

A controversial poet said to have been turned down for the Laureateship 10 years ago because of her sexuality is the joint favourite to succeed Andrew Motion in the post.

Poets say poetry blossoming on Internet

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Poetry is once again gaining popularity thanks to the Internet, where amateur poets worldwide can publish their works, two respected U.K. poets say.

Poet: Abolish Poet Laureate position

LONDON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- British poet Wendy Cope, considered a frontrunner for the post of Poet Laureate, has ruled herself out and said the position should be abolished.

Simic stepping aside as U.S. poet laureate

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- A lecture on poetry translation will be the final time Charles Simic speaks as U.S. poet laureate, the Library of Congress said.

MtvU names older poet as as first laureate

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The first poet laureate of MtvU, the MTV Networks subsidiary broadcast on U.S. college campuses, is an award-winning poet known for his post-modern style.

N.H. poet Simic named Poet Laureate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Poet Charles Simic was named the U.S. Library of Congress' 15th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Librarian of Congress James Billington announced Thursday.

New Poet Laureate named

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Donald Hall has been named America's new poet laureate, succeeding Ted Kooser, who has held the position since 2004.

U.S. Poet Laureate reappointed for a year

WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- Ted Kooser, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry last week, has won a second term as the nation's Poet Laureate.

British poet wrestles with rhyming Camilla

LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- Britain's poet laureate, Andrew Motion, is in a royal wedding dilemma trying to craft a commemorative poem with a non-offensive rhyme for Camilla.

Rev. Run wants to be Queens poet laureate

NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- Rapper Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons of Run DMC wants to be the poet laureate of Queens, New York, AllHipHop.com reported Friday.

Scotland has a poet laureate of its own

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Scotland broke with 336 years of tradition Monday and named its first ever poet laureate, the Times reported in its Tuesday edition.