Most poet laureates are officially appointed, but some have been publicly acclaimed by a group of people. Who has been acclaimed as a poet laureate in Canada?
• Rita Joe was called Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaq nation, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. If you know of others, please let us know. • What is the term of a poet laureate. • From one year to a lifetime. Most often the term is for two or three years. • What do poets laureate and others have to say about the job. • Saskatchewan’s first poet laureate Glen Sorestad said, “Each time you write a poem you share a small part of yourself, often a very vital part. I am a person who likes to listen. I record — sometimes objectively, sometimes becoming emotionally involved. I see this as part of a time-honoured tradition that goes back to the minstrels of the Middle Ages.” for more articles: http://www.youngpoets.ca/info/laureate.
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