Do We Need a Poet Laureate?

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For Literary Hub, Nick Ripatrazone breaks down—and defends—the poet laureate.


Alex Norcia is a writer living in Brooklyn. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in VICE, The Millions, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Electric Literature, Word Riot, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. He is an editor-at-large at The Offing. More from this author →