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.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Donald Hall has been named America's new poet laureate, succeeding Ted Kooser, who has held the position since 2004.
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.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Arts Council have begun the search for a state 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.
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.
