Achi news desk-
Halifax Regional Municipality named a new poet laureate on Tuesday.
Anna Quon, a published author and documentarian, is the borough’s ninth poet laureate.
According to a news release from the borough, a poet laureate is “a resident poet, storyteller or spoken word artist who has achieved excellence among his peers and whose work demonstrates a connection and relevance to the citizens of the borough.”
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage says the poet laureate is making a valuable contribution to the arts.
“Through the power of the spoken word as an art form, their words connect and inform us,” Savage said.
According to the release, Quon also facilitates a biweekly writers’ group for the Healthy Minds Cooperative and works part-time as a contract creativity facilitator for the Halifax-Dartmouth Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
“I am privileged and honored to be chosen for this position,” said Quon.
“My hope is to take poetry to, and bring poetry back from, some of the places in the borough that we wouldn’t normally think of when we think of poetry. I am grateful that the municipality continues to support the Poet Laureate, which will give me a platform to serve, with my words, the residents of this city that I love.”
Quon will serve on the poet laureate list until 2027.
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