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Poet Laureate?

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the autist formerly known as flinch

Started conversation Jan 28, 2002

That Burns was Scotlands National Poet i wouldn't argue, but Poet Laureate? Surely he was a republican, with no time for kings, or their patronage, particularly not english kings and institions - such as the laureateship. I'm prepared to be wrong on this, i just can't imagine he was ever any country's laureate. Are you sure this is correct?

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