# @nbcwashington on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPMGelgqF2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64022546-nbcwashington-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-17T15:13:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

## Caption

It's been almost 10 years since Washington, D.C., last had a Poet Laureate. ⁠
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News4's Jummy Olabanji breaks down what a Poet Laureate does and who last held the position.⁠
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Head to the link in bio for the poet laureates of Maryland and Virginia, and some ways to celebrate National Poetry Month.⁠
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#poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #washingtondc #dc #april

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- **Views:** 2,010
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- **Comments:** 9

## Tags

dc, poetry, april, washingtondc, nationalpoetrymonth

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