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. The position was first created in 2001, and has been held by nine poets as of 2024.
Poets Laureate
- Sue MacLeod (2001-2005)
- Lorri Neilsen Glenn (2005-2009)
- Shauntay Grant (2009-2011)
- Tanya Davis (2011-2013)
- El Jones (2013-2015)
- Rebecca Thomas (2015-2018)
- Afua Cooper (2018-2020)
- Susan Goyette (2020-2024)
- Anna Quon (2024-present)
References
- ^ "Halifax names first Poet Laureate". CBC News, May 29, 2001.
- ^ "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.