Poet Laureate of Toronto

Lillian Allen, incumbent Toronto Poet Laureate

The Poet Laureate of Toronto is the city's literary ambassador and advocate for poetry, language and the arts. The poet laureate's mandate includes the creation of a legacy project that is unique to the individual. They also attend events across the city to promote and attract people to the literary arts.

Poets Laureate

Toronto Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, 2012-2015
  • 2001-2004 - Dennis Lee
  • 2004-2009 - Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
  • 2009-2012 - Dionne Brand
  • 2012-2015 - George Elliott Clarke[1]
  • 2015-2019 - Anne Michaels[2]
  • 2019-2023 - A. F. Moritz[3]
  • 2023-present - Lillian Allen[4]

References

  1. ^ "Council appoints George Elliott Clarke Toronto's new Poet Laureate". City of Toronto. November 28, 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Anne Michaels is Toronto's new poet laureate". Toronto Star, October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "New poet laureate, A.F. Moritz, calls Toronto an ‘outstanding little city-state’". Toronto Star, March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Deborah Dundas, "Lillian Allen: Toronto’s new poet laureate on taking poetry to the city’s street corners". Toronto Star, May 11, 2023.

External links

  • City of Toronto, Arts Heritage & Culture - Poet Laureate
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Poets Laureate of Toronto, Ontario
  • Dennis Lee (2001-2004)
  • Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (2004-2009)
  • Dionne Brand (2009-2012)
  • George Elliott Clarke (2012-2015)
  • Anne Michaels (2015-2019)
  • A. F. Moritz (2019-2023)
  • Lillian Allen (2023-present)
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