Ontario names spoken-word artiste Randell Adjei first Poet Laureate.
In almost every Canadian province, maybe with the exception of Quebec and in many major cities across the country, you’ll find a poet laureate, a person tasked with the responsibility of using poetry and literature to give expression to the cultural life of their jurisdiction. On its website, the League of Canadian Poets states: “Poets laureate encourage and promote the importance of literature, culture, and language in Canadian society and work to strengthen the public’s relationship to literature.” This quite illustrious and lofty designation was recently given to Randell Adjei, a writer, poet, educator spoken-word artist, who on April 29 …