11.   Poets laureate traditionally compose poems for special royal occasions, but it is up to the holders of the post to decide when they feel moved to write.

12.   Poets laureate traditionally compose poems for special royal occasions, but it is up to the holders of the post to decided when they feel moved to write.

13.   Crown Princess Masako, a Harvard University-schooled former diplomat, composed a poem about the plight of Rwandan refugees.