Municipal poets laureate in Alberta explained

This is a list of Municipal Poets Laureate in Alberta, Canada.

Calgary

Poets Laureate of Calgary include Kris Demeanor (2012–2014), Derek Beaulieu (2014–2016), Micheline Maylor (2016–2018), Sheri-D Wilson (2018–2020), Natalie Meisner (2020–2022) and Wakefield Brewster (2022–2024).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Banff

Poets Laureate of Banff include Amelie Patternson (2017-2018), Steven Ross Smith (2019-2020), and Derek Beaulieu (2022-2023).^{[7] [8] [9]}

Edmonton

Poets Laureate of Edmonton include Alice Major (2005–2007), E.D. Blodgett (2007–2009), Roland Pemberton (2006–2011), Anna Marie Sewell (2011–2012), Mary Pinkoski (2013–2015), Pierrette Requier (2015–2017), Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali (2017–2019), Nishi Patel (2019–2021) and Titilope Sonuga (2021–2023).^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

See also

• Poet Laureate of Toronto
• Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
• Municipal Poets Laureate in British Columbia, Canada
• Municipal Poets Laureate in Ontario, Canada
• Poet laureate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calgary Poet Laureate . Calgary Arts Development.
2. Web site: 2016-04-25 . Micheline Maylor named Calgary's poet laureate . 2016-04-26 . Calgary Herald . en-US.
3. News: Calgary's new poet laureate is Micheline Maylor . 2016-05-10 . CBC.ca.
4. News: The Poets Laureate of Canada . 2016-11-13 . NUVO Magazine.
5. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Kris+Demeanor+named+Calgary+first+poet+laureate/6324477/story.html "Kris Demeanor named Calgary's first poet laureate"
6. Web site: Watch Wakefield Brewster read his poem LITERACY . 2024-10-05 . Arc Poetry . en-CA.
7. Web site: Banff Poet Laureate .
8. Web site: derek beaulieu . 2024-10-05 . The Poetry Foundation.
9. Web site: Grubisic . Brett Josef . 2024-07-16 . Steven Ross Smith reviews A Bouquet Brought Back from Space, by Kevin . 2024-10-05 . The British Columbia Review . en-CA.
10. Web site: Edmonton's Poet Laureate . 2022-08-11 . Edmontonarts.ca.
11. Web site: Remembering the life of Edward BLODGETT 1935 - 2018 .
12. Web site: Titilope Sonuga named Edmonton's ninth poet laureate . 27 July 2022 . edmontonjournal . en-CA.
13. Web site: Poet Laureate .