Possible Clues:

• Poet Laureate it's easy to discuss
• 'Ginger ___' (1952 Newbery winner)
• 'Ginger ___' (1952 Newbery Medal book)
• Poet laureate Henry James ___
• Onetime English poet laureate Henry James ___
• 'Ginger __': 1952 Newbery Medal-winning book
• In a 1953 Mervyn Peake novel, Mr ___ goes to Sark to preach
• ___-dog (Indian stray)