Poet Laureate
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Barrie’s poet laureate says role is underfunded and is pushing council for moreSince taking over, Tyneisha Ternent has introduced live events that showcase local artists and the community while also looking to promote the importance of spoken word.CanadaJan 24, 2024
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Barrie, Ont.’s newest poet laureate looks to create a platform for local artistsWhile she may be new to the role, Barrie's next poet laureate is no stranger to the community's art scene.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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Barrie, Ont.’s poet laureate reflects on time in position and hopes for her successorFrom 2018 to 2022, Victoria Butler served as Barrie’s third poet laureate. Being elected when she was 22, Butler is the youngest person to hold the position and the first woman.CanadaOct 28, 2022
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Barrie’s poet laureate using written word to raise money for women’s shelterThe story of a cold case murder is the inspiration for Barrie's Poet Laureate's latest project in support of the Barrie Women and Children's Shelter and honour victims of violence.CanadaOct 11, 2022
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Scarborough’s Randell Adjei, Ontario’s first poet laureate, looks to spread message of ‘hope and joy’"What it looks like for now is galvanizing poets across Ontario and just highlighting and profiling poets and artists across the province," Adjei said when asked about the post.CanadaApr 29, 2021
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Committee of Fredericton City Hall creates new terms for city’s poet laureateJenna Lyn Albert's two-year term as poet laureate ended in January, and a replacement is expected to be chosen in the coming months.CanadaFeb 26, 2021
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Kingston, Ont., poet laureate writes coronavirus pandemic poem'All People,' a poem about the coronavirus pandemic, has been penned by Kingston Poet Laureate Jason Heroux and is a first in a new series.CanadaMay 19, 2020
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Ontario Poet Laureate role created in honour of Tragically Hip frontman Gord DownieThe bill - dubbed the Poet Laureate of Ontario Act In Memory of Gord Downie - was introduced by Windsor-Tecumseh NDP legislator Percy Hatfield and passed Thursday.CanadaDec 12, 2019
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Best-selling author Afua Cooper appointed as Halifax’s new poet laureateAfua Cooper is the co-creator of Black Halifax, an interdisciplinary presentation that uses poetry and spoken word to tell Halifax's 300 year-old African Nova Scotian history.CanadaApr 23, 2018
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