Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia is a poet laureate position appointed by the municipal government of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] The position was first created in 2001,[1] and has been held by nine poets as of 2024. [2]
Poets Laureate
- Sue MacLeod (2001-2005)[1]
- Lorri Neilsen Glenn (2005-2009)[3]
- Shauntay Grant (2009-2011)[4]
- Tanya Davis (2011-2013)[5]
- El Jones (2013-2015)[6]
- Rebecca Thomas (2015-2018)[7]
- Afua Cooper (2018-2020)[8]
- Susan Goyette (2020-2024)[9]
- Anna Quon (2024-present)[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Halifax names first Poet Laureate". CBC News, May 29, 2001.
- ^ a b "Anna Quon named new municipal poet laureate". www.halifax.ca. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "6 books coming in November we can't wait to read". CBC Books, November 2, 2017.
- ^ Carsten Knox, "My summer: Shauntay Grant, poet, broadcaster". The Coast, June 18, 2009.
- ^ "Davis returns to province". The Telegraph-Journal, June 10, 2011.
- ^ Catharine Tunney, "El Jones, Halifax's poet laureate, moving to Iowa for work". CBC News, July 16, 2015.
- ^ Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird, "Reason and rhyme: meet Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate". The Coast, March 24, 2016.
- ^ Brett Bundale, "Best-selling author Afua Cooper appointed Halifax's new poet laureate". 1310 News, April 23, 2018.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Sue Goyette named Halifax’s new poet laureate". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, April 28, 2020.