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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Halifax names first Poet Laureate". CBC News, May 29, 2001.
  2. ^ a b "Anna Quon named new municipal poet laureate". www.halifax.ca. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ "6 books coming in November we can't wait to read". CBC Books, November 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Carsten Knox, "My summer: Shauntay Grant, poet, broadcaster". The Coast, June 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Davis returns to province". The Telegraph-Journal, June 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Catharine Tunney, "El Jones, Halifax's poet laureate, moving to Iowa for work". CBC News, July 16, 2015.
  7. ^ Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird, "Reason and rhyme: meet Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate". The Coast, March 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Brett Bundale, "Best-selling author Afua Cooper appointed Halifax's new poet laureate". 1310 News, April 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Stephen Cooke, "Sue Goyette named Halifax’s new poet laureate". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, April 28, 2020.

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