What does "poet laureate" mean? Nothing. It means a person with laurel branches twined around his head. Which is not something people do much now.

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To be a poet laureate was a great honor until 2007 when the U.S. Library of Congress decided to change the title to "U.S. Poet Laureate." Some people thought that this was a demotion, that there would be less honor in the title. However, others didn't understand the change and thought that the new title was just as prestigious as the old one.

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