Poet Laureate Quotes

18 Poet Laureate quotes by 12 unique authors

• I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The… — Maya Angelou
• Matt Mason must be declared the poet laureate of the Midwest! No other native son celebrates the overlooked America, its unsung citizens (from the anonymous… — Unknown Author
• There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is… — Rita Dove
• A poet laureate of adolescent sexuality and middle-age longing. — Unknown Author
• My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland… — John Krasinski
• I certainly was surprised to be named Poet Laureate of this far-out city on the left side of the world, and I gratefully accept, for… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• I started as - well, I wanted to be Poet Laureate. And I wanted to be a naturalist. That's how I began. I didn't have… — Jane Goodall
• The poet laureate of England talked about murdering Jews on the West Bank. — Steven T. Katz
• Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet. — Rita Dove
• It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate. — Rita Dove
• I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not… — Rita Dove
• People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found… — Rita Dove
• I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island. — Thornton Wilder
• I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something. — Patti Smith
• As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature. — Robert Hass
• Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight… — Andrew Motion
• If you would get money as a writer or lecturer, you must be popular, which is to go down perpendicularly.... You are paid for being… — Henry David Thoreau

Who Wrote These Poet Laureate Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 18 Poet Laureate Quotes as follows:

• 5 Poet Laureate Quotes by Rita Dove
• 2 Poet Laureate Quotes by Unknown Author
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Thornton Wilder
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Steven T. Katz
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Robert Hass
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Patti Smith
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Maya Angelou
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by John Krasinski
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Jane Goodall
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Henry David Thoreau
• 1 Poet Laureate Quote by Andrew Motion