After the last one stirred backlash for the material discussed in the poems she chose, Fredericton's new poet laureate says he thinks "there's a time and place for everything" but won't let people interfere with what he writes.
New terms for Fredericton s poet laureate
The role has been in question since former poet laureate Jenna Lyn Albert read a poem about abortion rights at a council meeting in September, which some councillors said was too political.
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FREDERICTON - A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate.
Fredericton City Hall is shown on Friday February 5, 2021. A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
FREDERICTON - A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate.
The role has been in question for some time after some councillors felt poems read by the former poet laureate on such issues as the Black Lives Matter movement and abortion rights were too political.
FREDERICTON A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate. The role has been in question for some time after some councillors felt poems read by the former poet laureate on such issues as the Black Lives Matter movement and abortion rights were too political. Jenna Lyn Albert s two-year term as poet laureate ended in January, and a replacement is expected to be chosen in the coming months. Henri Mallet, chair of the livable communities committee, says while Albert s poems generated some reaction, he didn t have a problem with them.
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Fredericton City Hall is shown on Friday February 5, 2021. A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray February 26, 2021 - 11:53 AM
FREDERICTON - A committee at Fredericton City Hall has come up with new terms for what s expected from the city s poet laureate.
The role has been in question for some time after some councillors felt poems read by the former poet laureate on such issues as the Black Lives Matter movement and abortion rights were too political.
Jenna Lyn Albert s two-year term as poet laureate ended in January, and a replacement is expected to be chosen in the coming months.