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.
The post is a lifetime appointment. The role was entitled the Poet Laureate of the Kingdom of England until the Acts of Union 1707, when it became the Poet Laureate of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The present title, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, has been used since the Acts of Union 1800.