Four Very Good Years: The Poet Laureateship in Retrospect

Richard-Yves Sitoski shares his experience as Owen Sound's eighth Poet Laureate

Richard-Yves Sitoski, Owen Sound Poet Laureate 2019-2023; photo credit, Anne de Haas.

by Richard-Yves Sitoski, originally published in The Owen Sounder and Grey Bruce MOSAIC

On October 1, 2019, I became the 8th person to hold the title of Owen Sound Poet Laureate. Around the time I was invested, I stated, somewhat sententiously, “poetry is the ultimate us…