Henry James Pye ( ; 10 February 1744 – 11 August 1813) was an English poet, and Poet Laureate from 1790 until his death.
 He was the first poet laureate to receive a fixed salary of £27 instead of the historic tierce of Canary wine (though it was still a fairly nominal payment; then as now the Poet Laureate had to look to extra sales generated by the prestige of the office to make significant money from the Laureateship).
David Lee (born 1944) is an American poet and the first poet laureate of the state of Utah.
 His 1999 collection "News From Down to the Café" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and, in 2001, he was a finalist for the position of United States Poet Laureate.
 He has been acclaimed by the Utah Endowment for the Humanities as one of the twelve greatest writers to ever emerge from the state.
 A former farmer, he is the subject of the PBS documentary "The Pig Poet."
 His poems have appeared widely in publications including "Poetry", "Ploughshares", "The Missouri Review", "Narrative Magazine", and "JuxtaProse Literary Magazine".
 He has been cited as an influence on writers such as Lance Larsen and Bonnie Jo Campbell.
John Dryden ( ; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700 ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.
Bruce Isaacson (born 1956) is an American poet and publisher.
 He was appointed the first poet laureate of Clark County, Nevada, a community of more than two million people where Las Vegas is located, June 1, 2015 He initiated the Poets of National Stature series there, which includes readings by Juan Felipe Hererra, the sitting Poet Laureate of the United States and Beat Legend Michael McClure.
 Other poets Isaacson brought previously to Las Vegas include beat feminist icon Diane di Prima, San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirshman and others.
Henry Meade Bland (April 21, 1863 – April 30, 1931) was a California educator and poet, who became California Poet Laureate in 1929 after succeeding California's first Poet Laureate, Ina Coolbrith.
Kealoha (born Steven Kealohapauʻole Hong-Ming Wong) is the first Poet Laureate of Hawaii and the first poet to perform at a Hawaii governor’s inauguration.
 He is an internationally acclaimed poet and storyteller who has performed throughout the world from the White House to ‘Iolani Palace and including hundreds of live venues.
 In 2010, he was honored as a "National Slam Legend" at the National Poetry Slam and was selected as a master artist for a National Endowment for the Arts program.
 In the genre of storytelling, he has gained national recognition by showcasing at events such as the National Storytelling Network Conference, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, and the Honolulu Storytelling Festival.
Ina Donna Coolbrith (March 10, 1841 – February 29, 1928) was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community.
 Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state.
A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, who is often expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.
 The Italians Albertino Mussato and Francesco Petrarca were the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age, respectively in 1315 and 1342.
 In Britain, the term dates from the appointment of Bernard André by Henry VII of England.
 In modern times, the title may also be conferred by an organization such as the Poetry Foundation, which has a designated Children's Poet Laureate.
 Other examples are the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate, which is designated by a "Presenting Partners" group from within the community; the Minnesota Poet Laureate chosen by the League of Minnesota Poets (est. 1934); the Northampton Poet Laureate chosen by the Northampton Arts Council, and the Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate chosen by ten judges representing the Martha's Vineyard Poetry Society.
The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery is a Restoration comedy written by John Dryden.
 The play was first acted late in 1672, by the King's Company at their theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields, but was not a success with its audience.
The Indiana State Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Indiana.
 Senate Enrolled Act No. 433 created the made the position effective July 1, 2005, but Indiana had a well-established unofficial position of state poet laureate since 1929.
 Laureates serve a two year term.
 The selection of Indiana State Poet Laureate is made by the Indiana Arts Commission executive director and seven members chosen by the commission who represent institutions of higher education.

Question: In what year was the playwright, who wrote, The Assignation, made England's first Poet Laureate?
Answer: 1668