Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:title
position |
| gptkbp:appointedBy |
gptkb:government
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:describes |
A poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.
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| gptkbp:firstHolder |
Ben Jonson
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Poet Laureate
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| gptkbp:notableHolder |
gptkb:Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson
gptkb:Carol_Ann_Duffy gptkb:William_Wordsworth gptkb:Joy_Harjo gptkb:Natasha_Trethewey gptkb:Simon_Armitage |
| gptkbp:relatedTitle |
gptkb:State_Poet_Laureate
gptkb:Children's_Laureate gptkb:Poet_Laureate_Consultant_in_Poetry_to_the_Library_of_Congress |
| gptkbp:responsibility |
compose poems for state occasions
promote poetry |
| gptkbp:termLength |
varies by country
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| gptkbp:UKTermLength |
10 years
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| gptkbp:USTermLength |
1 year
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1st_Baron_Tennyson
gptkb:Robert_Southey gptkb:Historiographer_Royal |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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