# The U.S. Poet Laureate Explains the Role—and Why It Matters

The 2025 Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses the role of the Poet Laureate and how the Library of Congress supports the work of the Poet Laureates.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: Sze, Arthur
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12235/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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