Great Regulars: A: The somewhat silly title, Poet Laureate,

does not mean one serves "The Man", or any man or woman. In fact, the modest stipend comes from an endowment, not from government funds. I am skeptical of titles and, to use the word 'authority' in art. And I don't think poetry needs to be taken anywhere except to the human voice.

from Robert Pinsky: 3 questions with former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky

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