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<p>A <b>national poet</b> or <b>national bard</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=poet">poet</a> held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular <a href="page.php?w=Romantic_nationalism">national culture</a>. The national poet as <a href="page.php?w=culture_hero">culture hero</a> is a long-standing symbol, to be distinguished from successive holders of a bureaucratically-appointed <a href="page.php?w=Poet_Laureate">poet-laureate</a> office. The idea and honoring of national poets emerged primarily</p><p>
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