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 eight poets as of 2020.^[2]

Poets Laureate

Sue MacLeod (2001-2005)^[1]
Lorri Neilsen Glenn (2005-2009)^[3]
Shauntay Grant (2009-2011)^[4]
Tanya Davis (2011-2013)^[5]
El Jones (2013-2015)^[6]
Rebecca Thomas (2015-2018)^[7]
Afua Cooper (2018-2020)^[8]
Susan Goyette (2020-present)^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Halifax names first Poet Laureate". CBC News, May 29, 2001.
^ ^a ^b Stephen Cooke, "Sue Goyette named Halifax’s new poet laureate". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, April 28, 2020.
^ "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.