Poets laureate of the United States
- Poets laureate of the United States
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Poets laureate of the United States
Billy Collins 2001–03
Kay Ryan 2008–
1Auslander's term was not fixed.
2Aiken was the first to serve two consecutive terms.
3Williams was appointed in 1952, but he did not serve.
4Fitzgerald was ailing when he was appointed. He served in a limited capacity and did not go to the Library of Congress.
5Whittemore was interim consultant in poetry.
6Warren was the first to be designated Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.
7Pinsky was the first to serve three consecutive terms.
8Dove, Glück, and Merwin were special bicentennial consultants.
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