Definitions for "Poet Laureate"
(LDOCE 3)[C] a poet who is appointed by the king or queen in Britain to write poems on important occasions.
A poet honoured by the State and designated to write poetry for State occasions.
the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the Poet Laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"
Keywords:  peneus, retold, daphne, laurel, amorous
an accomplished poet, and the Roman poet, Ovid, retold the story of the Greek nymph, Daphne, who was transformed into a laurel tree by her father, Peneus, so that she could avoid the amorous pursuit of the god, Apollo
Keywords:  honored, excellence, artistic, his, her
a poet honored for his or her artistic excellence