Poet Laureates

Shone Thistle smiling and wearing a red shirt and jean jacket with a triangle rainbow button

Shone Thistle

Shone Thistle is an author, poet and multidisciplinary artist. Their work ranges from radio to…Read more

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Wakefield Brewster

Wakefield Brewster is a professional poet and spoken word artist who was raised in Toronto…Read more

Kris Demeanor

Kris Demeanor

Calgary-born songwriter Kris Demeanor delights in exposing the underbelly of western Canadian culture—gambling, drug use,…Read more

derek beaulieu

​derek beaulieu

derek beaulieu is the author of eight books of poetry, three volumes of fiction and one volume…Read more

Micheline Maylor

Micheline Maylor

A certified poetry fanatic, Micheline Maylor teaches creative writing, poetry, fiction, non-fiction and composition at…Read more

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Sheri-D Wilson

Sheri-D Wilson is the award-winning author of 11 books, the creator of four short films,…Read more

Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Metis Nations 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit peoples from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.