Poet Laureate Map of Canada
What is the role of a poet laureate?

Generally, a poet laureate’s main role is to serve as a literary ambassador, an advocate for poetry, language and the arts. A few are required to write poems for special occasions, but that is not the general rule. Rather the poet is supposed to concentrate on their own work and share that with their community. Often a poet laureate will create a legacy project during their term.
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2010 Griffin Poetry Prize Winners

2010 Canadian and International winners of the tenth annual Griffin Poetry Prize. [details]
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Poet Laureate Map of Canada

Map Candice James - Poet Laureate of New Westminster, B.C. Roger Nash, Sudbury, Ontario Jill Battson, Cobourg, Ontario pj johnson, Poet Laureate of the Yukon Kristan Anderson, Owen Sound Ontario Roland Pemberton - Poet Laureate of Edmonton, AlbertaBrad Cran - Poet Laureate of Vancouver, B.C. Poet Laureate of Newfoundland: Agnes Walsh Linda Rogers - Poet Laureate of Victoria, B.C. Douglas Lochhead, Sackville, New Brunswick Shauntay Grant - Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia John B. Lee, Brantford Ontario Dionne Brand, Toronto, Ontario Pierre DesRuisseaux - Parliamentary Poet Laureate - Ottawa Hugh MacDonald, Prince Edward Island Robert Currie, Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan Gary Hyland, Poet Laureate, City of Moose Jaw, SK Poet Laureate of Cobalt Ann Margetson

Edna Anderson

Edna Anderson

First Poet Laureate for New Westminster, B.C. Poet Laureate
  1998 - 1999

Born in 1918, Edna Anderson lived in the same house in her beloved Queensborough district of New Westminster for eighty-three years. The area is rich in ethnic diversity, and she began writing poetry while observing immigrant children at play. For many years she played the violin in the city’s civic orchestra. In 1997, Edna was named New Westminster Citizen of the Year. Early in 1998, she was named New Westminster’s first poet laureate. In 2006, Edna Anderson was given an honorary teaching degree from Simon Fraser University for her “extraordinary community service in social justice, leadership, learning and teaching”. In 2007 Edna was appointed as New Westminster’s first poet laureate emerita.
 
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