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New poet laureates in the USA and New Zealand

August 11, 2011
The first half of August has seen the inauguration of a new poet laureate for New Zealand, Ian Wedde, and the announcement that Philip Levine is to take over from W.S. Merwin as poet laureate of the United States.

Read more about Ian Wedde’s appointment here. Visit Ian Wedde’s page on the New Zealand Book Council website and read work by Philip Levine on the Poetry Foundation website.
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