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Poet, 81, 'completely astonished' to win King Charles's gold medal for poetry

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Michael Laskey has been awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025.The 81-year-old said he is "completely astonished" to find out he was winning the medal, which was established by King George V in 1933 and is awarded for excellence in poetry.He said: "I was completely astonished and am still finding it hard to believe."I never imagined my poems would receive such extraordinary public recognition or that my name could ever appear…

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Poet, 81, 'completely astonished' to win King Charles's gold medal for poetry

Michael Laskey has been awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025.The 81-year-old said he is "completely astonished" to find out he was winning the medal, which was established by King George V in 1933 and is awarded for excellence in poetry.He said: "I was completely astonished and am still finding it hard to believe."I never imagined my poems would receive such extraordinary public recognition or that my name could ever appear…

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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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