Love Quote by Jacqueline Woodson

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest…

— Rita Dove

It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing…

— Natasha Trethewey

It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate.

— Rita Dove

Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the…

— Andrew Motion

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I…

— Rita Dove

What's really funny about being National Youth Poet Laureate is that not everyone even knows it exists.

— Amanda Gorman

As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature.

— Robert Hass

I think poets should work in the non-literary, non-academic world, get to know more than a workshop or a university.

— Adrienne Rich

The way to become a poet is to read poetry and to imitate what you read and to read passionately and widely and in…

— Edward Hirsch

Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a…

— Rita Dove

Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible and…

— Sarah Kay

I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to celebrate everyone who is trying to…

— Sarah Kay