heavyLox Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40024000/jpg/_40024087_simmonsap_203.jpg'> Hip-hop pioneer Joseph "Run" Simmons, of the rap group Run-DMC, has applied to become poet laureate of the New York borough of Queens, where he was born. Simmons helped define the rap sound - which some regard as a form of poetry - with Run-DMC in the 1980s. more -> back story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 It seems fitting that a rapper, especially one like Run, be appointed poet laureate. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 the hell.... why does a neighbourhood need a poet laureate? honestly.. why? I can see the President of the Library of congress... but Queens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted April 12, 2004 Author Share Posted April 12, 2004 queens is a borough, not neighborhood. And it needs/wants a laureate for many reasons, the four basic seem to be; historical, political,economical and educational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 poet laureate n. pl. poets laureate or poet laureates 1. A poet appointed for life by a British monarch as a member of the royal household and expected to write poems celebrating occasions of national importance and honoring the royal family. 2. A poet appointed to a similar honorary position or honored for artistic excellence. 3. A poet acclaimed as the most excellent or most representative of a locality or group. okay... I can see it fit category 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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