Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze, seen here on July 18, its 2025-26 poet laureate. (Shawn Miller | Library of Congress)The Library Of Congress has announced Arthur Sze as the 25th U.S. poet laureate. The job of the poet laureate is to promote the reading of poetry, and different laureates choose different fields and avenues. In 2006 Sze became the poet laureate of Sante Fe, where he’s lived for a long time. Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón was named as the nation’s 24th poet laureate by the Library of Congress.