Municipal poets laureate in British Columbia
This is a list of municipal poets laureate in British Columbia, Canada.
Comox Valley
[edit]Poets Laureate of Comox Valley include Kevin Flesher (2015-2017), Natalie Nickerson (2017-2019), and Lawrence J.W. Cooper (2019-2021).[1][2][3][4]
Nanaimo
[edit]Poets Laureate of Nanaimo include Kamal Parmar (2021-2023), Tina Biello (2017 – 2020), and Naomi Beth Wakan (2013 – 2016).[5]
New Westminster
[edit]Poets Laureate of New Westminster include Edna Anderson (1998–1999), Don Benson (1999–2007), Candice James (2010–2016), Alan Hill (2017–2020) and Elliott Slin (2021–present).[6]
Surrey
[edit]The inaugural Poet Laureate of Surrey was Renée Sarojini Saklikar (2015–2018)[7]
Tofino
[edit]Poets Laureate of Tofino include Joanna Streetly (2018 – 2020), Christine Lowther (2020-2022), Heather Hendry (2022–2024) and Janice Lore (2024–2026).[8][9][10]
Vancouver
[edit]Poets Laureate of Vancouver's poets laureate are George McWhirter (2007–2009), Brad Cran (2009–2011), Evelyn Lau (2011–2014), Rachel Rose (2014–2017), Miss Christie Lee (Christie Charles) (2018–2021) and Fiona Tinwei Lam (2022-–present).[11]
Victoria
[edit]Poets Laureate of Victoria include Carla Funk (2006–2008), Linda Rogers (2009–2011), Janet Marie Rogers (2012–2014), , Yvonne Blomer (2015–2018), John Barton (2019–2022) and Marie Metaphor Specht (2022–present).[12]
See also
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- Poet Laureate of Toronto
- Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
- Municipal Poets Laureate in Alberta, Canada
- Municipal Poets Laureate in Ontario, Canada
References
[edit]- ^ "Comox Valley Poet Laureate Program". Comox Valley Community Arts Council. March 30, 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "A LIFE'S WORK, IN PROGRESS - The Collective Magazines". 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Coffee with… Natalie Nickerson". Comox Valley Record. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Lawrence JW Cooper on the Soul Connection Podcast". Junie Swadron. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Poet Laureate". www.nanaimo.ca.
- ^ "Poet Laureate". www.newwestcity.ca.
- ^ "City of Surrey Poet Laureate Program". Surrey Libraries. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Tofino Poet Laureate". wwww.tofino.ca.
- ^ "Janice Lore Appointed Tofino's Poet Laureate". District of Tofino. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Tofino poet hopes to inspire love of nature with Hazard, Home". Vancouver Island Free Daily. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ Vancouver, City of. "Vancouver's Poet Laureate". vancouver.ca.
- ^ "Poet Laureate". City of Victoria.