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title: "29 Poet Laureate Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-knew-if-i-lived-long-enough-i-would-be-poet-laureate-of-something/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

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> [I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-wilder/i-would-love-to-be-the-poet-laureate-of-coney-island/)

[Thornton Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-wilder/)

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> [As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hass/as-poet-laureate-i-was-asked-to-be-a-spokesman-for-literature/)

[Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hass/)

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> [It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/it-s-the-combination-of-the-intimate-and-the-public-that-i-find-so/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [A poet laureate of adolescent sexuality and middle-age longing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-henry-iii/a-poet-laureate-of-adolescent-sexuality-and-middle-age-longing/)

[William A. Henry III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-henry-iii/)

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> [What's really funny about being National Youth Poet Laureate is that not everyone even knows it exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/what-s-really-funny-about-being-national-youth-poet-laureate-is-that/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

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> [The poet laureate of England talked about murdering Jews on the West Bank.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-t-katz/the-poet-laureate-of-england-talked-about-murdering-jews-on-the-west/)

[Steven T. Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-t-katz/)

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> [To be poet laureate is to try to spread the love and the accessibility of poetry to young people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-woodson/to-be-poet-laureate-is-to-try-to-spread-the-love-and-the/)

[Jacqueline Woodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-woodson/)

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> [Crowned with leaves of the laurel. In England the Poet Laureate is an officer of the sovereign's court, acting as dancing skeleton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/crowned-with-leaves-of-the-laurel-in-england-the-poet-laureate-is-an/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/i-was-appointed-poet-laureate-it-came-totally-out-of-the-blue-because/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [Ted Hughes has been appointed poet laureate to succeed Sir John Betjeman, which is a bit like appointing a grim young crow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-howard-20th-earl-of-arundel/ted-hughes-has-been-appointed-poet-laureate-to-succeed-sir-john/)

[Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-howard-20th-earl-of-arundel/)

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> [“So I don’t think I’ll make Poet Laureate, but I swear I’m not twisted and bitter, If finely-wrought talents don’t weigh in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosy-cole/so-i-don-t-think-i-ll-make-poet-laureate-but-i-swear-i-m-not-twisted/)

[Rosy Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosy-cole/)

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> [People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/people-write-me-from-all-over-the-country-asking-me-and-sometimes/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [“They wrote to me and said something about it, and I said that if it doesn't involve any work, I'll do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bly/they-wrote-to-me-and-said-something-about-it-and-i-said-that-if-it/)

[Robert Bly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bly/)

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> [“You know what I love about you? You can go from cussing sailor to poet laureate in three seconds without batting an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgina-guthrie/you-know-what-i-love-about-you-you-can-go-from-cussing-sailor-to-poet/)

[Georgina Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgina-guthrie/)

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> [There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/there-are-distinct-duties-of-a-poet-laureate-i-plan-a-reading-series/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/i-know-some-people-might-think-it-odd-unworthy-even-for-me-to-have/)

[Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/)

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> [I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pier-giorgio-di-cicco/i-am-honoured-to-have-the-opportunity-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of/)

[Pier Giorgio Di Cicco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pier-giorgio-di-cicco/)

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> [“Would I be commenting on Amy Fisher? Was that the sort of subject that someone who hoped to become poet laureate should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/would-i-be-commenting-on-amy-fisher-was-that-the-sort-of-subject-that/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

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> [I certainly was surprised to be named Poet Laureate of this far-out city on the left side of the world, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-ferlinghetti/i-certainly-was-surprised-to-be-named-poet-laureate-of-this-far-out/)

[Lawrence Ferlinghetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-ferlinghetti/)

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> [If you would get money as a writer or lecturer, you must be popular, which is to go down perpendicularly… You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-you-would-get-money-as-a-writer-or-lecturer-you-must-be-popular/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature. Then what I decided is I am a spokesman for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hass/as-poet-laureate-i-was-asked-to-be-a-spokesman-for-literature-then/)

[Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hass/)

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> [Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-motion/those-who-say-we-should-dismantle-the-role-of-poet-laureate/)

[Andrew Motion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-motion/)

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> [I've written on public matters, but I don't understand how anyone could tout me as a possible poet laureate when I wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-harrison/i-ve-written-on-public-matters-but-i-don-t-understand-how-anyone/)

[Tony Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-harrison/)

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> [Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/being-poet-laureate-made-me-realize-i-was-capable-of-a-larger-voice/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [I'm a student at Harvard University, and currently work as the United States Youth Poet Laureate, a community organizer, and an activist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-m-a-student-at-harvard-university-and-currently-work-as-the-united/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

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> [It wasn't until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/it-wasn-t-until-i-was-named-youth-poet-laureate-of-l-a-in-high-school/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

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> [I love John Ashbery. He's the - really the poet laureate of English language poetry, whether he's given that or not, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/i-love-john-ashbery-he-s-the-really-the-poet-laureate-of-english/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

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> [It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasha-trethewey/it-is-a-tremendous-honor-to-be-named-poet-laureate-but-one-that-i/)

[Natasha Trethewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasha-trethewey/)

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## Top authors on Poet Laureate

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rita-dove-79228.jpg) Rita Dove 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poet-laureate/rita-dove/)

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