Poet Laureate of Toronto
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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
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- 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]
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- ↑ "Anne Michaels is Toronto's new poet laureate". Toronto Star, October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "New poet laureate, A.F. Moritz, calls Toronto an ‘outstanding little city-state’". Toronto Star, March 6, 2019.
- ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Lillian Allen: Toronto’s new poet laureate on taking poetry to the city’s street corners". Toronto Star, May 11, 2023.