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May 27, 2026
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As Calgary’s poet laureate, I’m interested in poetry as a form of civic listening
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Poets can create occasions where language helps residents notice what they carry in common. Crowds walk through the Calgary Stampede grounds in Calgary, July 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
As Calgary’s poet laureate, I’m interested in poetry as a form of civic listening
Published: May 27, 2026 11.09am EDT
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“Should taxpayers fund poetry or potholes?”
Since my appointment as Calgary’s poet laureate, I have heard versions of this question more than once. Invoking taxpayer outrage is a familiar way of questioning public support for the arts.
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