"The job of the poet laureate is to promote the reading of poetry, and different laureates choose different fields and avenues. In the announcement, Sze says he intends to focus on promoting translated poetry. "As laureate I feel a great responsibility to promote the ways poetry, especially poetry in translation, can impact our daily lives," he wrote in the announcement."
"Sze, born in New York City, is a child of Chinese immigrants. He studied math and science at MIT in 1968. But in a 1998 interview with WHYY's Fresh Air, he said he found himself "totally bored" in a classroom, and found himself writing all the time instead. So he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, to study poetry."
"The Library Of Congress has announced Arthur Sze as the 25th U.S. poet laureate. Sze will start on Oct. 9, taking over from Ada Limon. Since then he's written 12 poetry collections, including 2025's Into the Hush. In 2006 Sze became the poet laureate of Sante Fe, where he's lived for a long time. In 2015, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. And in 2019, he won the National Book Award for his collection Sight Lines."
Arthur Sze will begin as the 25th U.S. poet laureate on Oct. 9, taking over from Ada Limon. His work draws on philosophy, science, and nature. He is an editor and translator and intends to focus on promoting translated poetry, emphasizing poetry's capacity to slow attention and deepen connection. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, he studied math and science at MIT in 1968 before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley to pursue poetry. He has published twelve poetry collections, including 2025's Into the Hush, served as Santa Fe poet laureate, was a 2015 Pulitzer finalist, and won the 2019 National Book Award for Sight Lines. Acting Librarian Robert R. Newlen praised his portrayal of the Southwest as distinctly American.
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