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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.
Current Poet Laureate | About the Position | Past Poets Laureate | Past Poet Laureate Projects. Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2015-. Juan Felipe Herrera was born in Fowler, California in 1948. He is the author of 28 books of poetry, novels for young adults, and collections for children, including âHalf the World in Light: New and Selected Poems (2008), winner of National Book Critics Circle Award and the International Latino Book Award.