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The terms of the laureateship are short, just one year, though some often stay for two terms.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

The announcement comes five months after Armitage, from Marsden, won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2018, arguably the most prestigious accolade in poetry behind the laureateship.

From BBC • May 10, 2019

And it hasn't really dried up since the laureateship, which is all rather good news as I'm about to turn 60.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012

Speaking of the laureateship, she said, “One needs to admit it’s something that crosses the mind.”

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2012

Both Rogers and Wilson, it is said, have declined the laureateship.

From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various