Who was Poet Laureate throughout the Second World War?
World War I in literature the impression of World War I poetry. This selection tends to emphasise the horror of war, suffering, tragedy and anger against those that wage war. In the early weeks of the war, British poets responded with an outpouring of literary production. Rudyard Kipling's "For all we have and are" was syndicated extensively by newspapers in English speaking countries. Robert Bridges contributed a poem "Wake Up, England!" at the outbreak of war that he later wished suppressed., John Masefield, who later succeeded Bridges as poet laureate, wrote "August, 1914", a poem that was admired widely. Wilfred Owen was killed in battle;
Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate at the pleasure of both the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, with the maximum term of office set at two years. The position comes with an annual stipend of $20,000, up to $13,000 in travel expenses annually, a budget for administrative expenses and translation/adaptation into Canada's second official language. In order to be chosen for the position, a poet must have: Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate is the official poet laureate of Canada. The current poet laureate is Georgette LeBlanc, who was appointed in January 2018. The position is