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Who will be the next poet laureate in England?
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During 2009 Andrew Motion will step down in his role as poet laureate. Who will be the next one?
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events.
In England, the term has for centuries been the title of the official poet of the monarch.
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/25/poet-laureate-andrew-motion">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/25/poet-laureate-andrew-motion<;/a>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2008/nov/25/poetry-monarchy">http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2008/nov/25/poetry-monarchy<;/a>
<a href="http://my.telegraph.co.uk/christopop/blog/2008/10/21/who_is_to_be_uk_national_poet_laureate_from_2009_onwards">http://my.telegraph.co.uk/christopop/blog/2008/10/21/who_is_to_be_uk_national_poet_laureate_from_2009_onwards<;/a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_laureate">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_laureate<;/a>
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events.
In England, the term has for centuries been the title of the official poet of the monarch.
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/25/poet-laureate-andrew-motion">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/25/poet-laureate-andrew-motion<;/a>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2008/nov/25/poetry-monarchy">http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2008/nov/25/poetry-monarchy<;/a>
<a href="http://my.telegraph.co.uk/christopop/blog/2008/10/21/who_is_to_be_uk_national_poet_laureate_from_2009_onwards">http://my.telegraph.co.uk/christopop/blog/2008/10/21/who_is_to_be_uk_national_poet_laureate_from_2009_onwards<;/a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_laureate">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_laureate<;/a>
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Initial likelihoods: Simon Armitage: 10%, Wendy Cope: 10%, Carol Ann Duffy: 20%, UA Fanthorpe: 10%, Tony Harrison: 5%, Linton Kwesi Johnson: 5%, Ian McMillan: 10%, Adrian Mitchell: 5%, Benjamin Zephaniah: 5%, Other: 20%
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Created Wed 26th Nov 2008 5:24am PST by georgethe23rd
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Suspend date: Mon 18th May 12am PDT (18 weeks to go)
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