Now, with many more celebrated poems to his name, the Algonquin poet, storyteller and artist has been named the City of Ottawa's next English-language poet laureate, joining French-language laureate Gilles Latour. "[It's great] just to be acknowledged for the poetry that I have written because I love poetry," Dumont told CBC Radio's All In A Day earlier this week. Dumont said when he decided to write that first poem, he was living an impoverished life, not a poetic one. During his time as poet laureate, Dumont wants to sit down with people experiencing homelessness to document their stories, learn more about the activism happening in Ottawa and promote poetry among young people. All in a Day 10:30 Ottawa's new poet laureate Algonquin poet, storyteller and elder Albert Dumont is Ottawa's next English Language poet laureate.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2021 07:52 UTC