The Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia is a

poet laureate A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch ...

position appointed by the municipal government of the

Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...

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, Canada."Halifax names first Poet Laureate"

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, May 29, 2001. The position was first created in 2001, and has been held by eight poets as of 2020.Stephen Cooke
"Sue Goyette named Halifax’s new poet laureate"
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'', April 28, 2020.

Poets Laureate

* Sue MacLeod (2001-2005) * Lorri Neilsen Glenn (2005-2009) * Shauntay Grant (2009-2011) * Tanya Davis (2011-2013) *

El Jones El Jones is a poet, journalist, professor and activist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was Halifax's Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Biography She was born in Wales and grew up in Winnipeg. Her book, ''Live From the Afrikan Resistance!'' ...

(2013-2015) *

Rebecca Thomas Rebecca Ann Thomas (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film '' Electrick Children'' and episodic television, including ''Stranger Things'', '' Limetown'', and ''When ...

(2015-2018) *

Afua Cooper Afua Cooper (born 8 November 1957) is a Jamaican-born Canadian historian. In 2018 she is an associate professor of sociology at Dalhousie University. She is an author and dub poet. As of 2018 she has published five volumes of poetry.

(2018-2020)Brett Bundale
"Best-selling author Afua Cooper appointed Halifax's new poet laureate"
1310 News, April 23, 2018. * Susan Goyette (2020-present)

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External links

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