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The 16 pages that link to Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, each with the reason it gives.

• Colley CibberNarrower topic: Cibber’s appointment in 1730 made a theatre professional the crown’s national poet.

• John MasefieldNarrower topic: Masefield held the office for 37 years, from 1930 until 1967.

• Cecil Day-LewisNarrower topic: Day-Lewis held this British office from 1968 until his death in 1972.

• Carol Ann DuffyNarrower topic: Duffy’s 2009–2019 appointment brought her poetry into ceremonies and public life.

• Alfred AustinNarrower topic: Austin’s public role came from holding this royal office.

• Andrew MotionNarrower topic: Motion’s ten-year appointment placed him within a centuries-old public office.

• Laurence EusdenNarrower topic: Eusden held the earlier British laureateship from 1718 until 1730.

• William WhiteheadNarrower topic: Whitehead held this office for nearly three decades, writing official poems under its expectations.