Poet Laureate of Toronto
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In 2001, Dennis Lee
was made Toronto
's first Poet Laureate
.
In 2004, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
became Toronto's second Poet Laureate.
In 2009, Dionne Brand
became Toronto's third Poet Laureate.
Dennis Lee (author)
Dennis Beynon Lee, OC, MA is a Canadian poet, teacher, editor, and critic born in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer, well known for his book of children's rhymes, Alligator Pie.-Life:...
was made Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's first Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
.
In 2004, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco is an Italian-Canadian poet. In 2005 he became the second Poet Laureate of Toronto.Born in Arezzo, Italy, his family immigrated to Canada in 1952. Di Cicco was brought up in several North American cities, among them Baltimore, Maryland, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario....
became Toronto's second Poet Laureate.
In 2009, Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was named Toronto's third Poet Laureate in September 2009.-Biography:...
became Toronto's third Poet Laureate.