pj johnson
Canada's first invested poet laureate.
As the first invested poet laureate in any Canadian province or territory, pj johnson considers herself a storyteller who is upholding what it means to be a Canadian writer.
Poet laureate
Pierrette Requier
Edmonton’s first bilingual franco-canadienne poet laureate.
As Edmonton’s sixth poet laureate, Pierrette Requeir sustains the arts while defining her identity as a Canadian living in a cultural mosaic.
George Elliott Clarke
Canada's parliamentary poet laureate (2016–2018).
Canada’s parliamentary poet laureate seeks to establish a stable identity for the position—one that proceeding poets can follow.
Micheline Maylor
Calgary's first female poet laureate.
Calgary’s first-ever female poet laureate is dedicated to cultivating aspiring writers to create work that will resonate with future generations.
Yvonne Blomer
Victoria’s poet laureate (2015–2018).
Blomer believes that poetry has the potential to change people’s views of the world, making them take a step back and assess the affects of their choices big or small.
Rebecca Thomas
Halifax's first Indigenous poet laureate.
Being Halifax’s first Indigenous poet laureate, Rebecca Thomas advocates for the voice of her culture to be heard through poignant spoken word performances.
