Meryl Streep is the worldâs greatest actress. If she werenât, Ricki and the Flash would be just another disappointing, pedestrian, predictable August release. The movieâs marketing and trailer are a bit misleading. They give the impression Streepâs Ricki is a fading rock star whoâs estranged from her family.
Poet laureate. A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, who is often expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. The Italians Albertino Mussato and Francesco Petrarca were the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age, respectively in 1315 and 1342.
1. a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate. 2. poet laureate. 3. deserving or having special recognition for achievement (often used immediately after the noun that is modified): novelist laureate; conjurer laureate. 4. crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.