in the opening paragraph, too, Steele is accused of extreme egotism, of giving `` himself the preference to all the learned, his contemporaries, from Dr. Swift himself, even down to Poet Cr--spe of the Customhouse ''.

Boogie Down and KRS retorted angrily with songs like The Bridge is Over and South Bronx, which started one of the first notable hip hop wars as MC Shan, Marley Marl, Roxanne Shanté and Blaq Poet all released songs featuring verses personally attacking KRS and Scott La Rock.

When Seamus Heaney gave an Oxford lecture on the poet he opened by addressing the assembly, " Dylan Thomas is now as much a case history as a chapter in the history of poetry ", querying how ' Thomas the Poet ' is one of his forgotten attributes.

Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants terribles ( 1929 ), and the films Blood of a Poet ( 1930 ), Les Parents terribles ( 1948 ), Beauty and the Beast ( 1946 ), and Orpheus ( 1949 ).

Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants terribles ( 1929 ), and the films Blood of a Poet ( 1930 ), Les Parents terribles ( 1948 ), Beauty and the Beast ( 1946 ), and Orpheus ( 1949 ).

Poet Audre Lorde confronts homophobia and racism in her works, and Cherríe Moraga is credited with being primarily responsible for bringing Latina perspectives to lesbian literature.

There is a description of the figure of Oxford in The Revenge of Bussy D ' Ambois, a 1613 play by George Chapman, who has been suggested as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

Among English-language readers, his best-known work is the Duino Elegies ; his two most famous prose works are the Letters to a Young Poet and the semi-autobiographical Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.

* January 5 – Poet François Villon is banned from Paris.

Other examples are the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate which is designated by a " Presenting Partners " group from within the community ; the Poet Laureate chosen by the League of Minnesota Poets ; the Northhampton Poet Laureate chosen by the Northhampton Arts Council, and the Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate chosen by ten judges representing the Martha's Vineyard Poetry Society.

The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate is appointed as an officer of the Library of Parliament.

The unofficial Poet Laureate of Netherlands is currently: Ramsey Nasr as Dichter des Vaderlands ( Poet of the Fatherland ).

Originally sponsored by Te Mata vineyards and known as the Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate, the award is now administered by the National Library of New Zealand and the holder is officially called New Zealand Poet Laureate.

The present British Poet Laureate is Carol Ann Duffy, appointed poet laureate in May 2009.

Currently the Utah Poet Laureate is Lance Larsen, appointed May 3rd by Governor Gary Herbert.

* Stuart Rene " Stu " LaJoie-Davis, a self-styled " Poet, Traveler, Soldier of Fortune ", is an Earth-born aristocrat and tourist rescued by Mannie when he falls afoul of Loonie customs.

* One famous constrained writing in the Chinese language is The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den which consists of 92 characters, all with the sound shi.

Poet Alfred Kreymborg and artist Man Ray founded the group, centered at an artist colony called Grantwood, just outside Ridgefield, New Jersey.

Poet Hugh Behm-Steinberg's poem " Gridding, after some sentences by Agnes Martin " discusses patterns in the natural world, makes a parallel between writing and painting, and ends with a line about the poet's admiration of Martin's work.

* 2006: Appointed Poet Laureate of the State of Connecticut ( term ends in 2011 )

Poet nodded, swung below and a moment later emerged from the forward hatch where he picked up the anchor.

Poet came up from below, wearing new bathing trunks.

Silently, Elaine picked up her keys from the table and went out into the cockpit, Poet behind her, Nick trailing behind him.

A moment later, moving awkwardly because of the swimming fins, she picked up the gun, handed the knife to Poet, then rolled off the transom of the boat, back first.

Elaine and Poet returned together, popping up over the transom almost like dolphins breaking water.

Poet shook his head, sliding his face mask up on his forehead.

The title Saoi, equivalent to Poet Laureate in Ireland but including artists and writers distinguished in other aspects of literature, may be held by up to 7 members of Aosdana at any given time.

As the new century opened, Austin was still the serving British Poet Laureate, a post which he held up to 1913.

Poet and critic Hayden Carruth grew up in the town.

* Richard Wilbur ( born 1921 ), poet, critic, and translator grew up in North Caldwell and won two Pulitzer Prizes and served as United States Poet Laureate.

Day-Lewis, who grew up in London, is the son of actress Jill Balcon and Irish-born British Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis.

( The recipient of the hair was Agnes Coolbrith Smith Pickett, widow of Joseph Smith's brother Don Carlos, and mother of Ina Coolbrith, who grew up to be Poet Laureate of California.

In his story The Poet at Home, William Saroyan refers to a character who practices a form of pure poetry, composing verse of her own made up words.

Poet and author Maya Angelou, among others, recounted her recollection of the Louis-Schmeling fight while growing up in rural Arkansas, listening to the fight over the radio in her uncle's country store.

The four sailors then refuse to accept his apology — but the Angels only know that four sailors beat up Poet, and he doesn't tell them how the earlier fight started.

Meanwhile Rick is being taunted by his own conscience for killing Neil and has a dream about being on trial by judge Mike and prosecutor Vyvyan who suggests they hang Rick, when girls show up and wish that the " People's Poet " won't die.

Lisa is able to keep up her double life, attending a poetry reading by former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky at night and attending her second grade class during the day.

In 1988 DJ Rockwell Noel and the Poet followed up with Taking U Out, which was even stronger than " Beat You Down ", and harshly attacked both KRS's then wife, Ms. Melodie, and rival radio station WRKS's DJ Red Alert, who was on BDP's side of the battle.

Poet Allen Ginsberg also wrote a poem about the Kesey / Angels relationship.

The Angels first take note of " Poet " ( Jack Nicholson ) after one of them inadvertently damages his motorcycle and breaks its headlight.

" But the leader of the Angels, Buddy ( Adam Roarke ), intervenes and tells Poet that the Angels will replace the headlight.

Later that night, the Angels return the favor by hunting down and beating four sailors who beat Poet four-against-one after he parted company with the group.

Poet is allowed to ride with the Angels and is eventually elevated to " prospect " status.