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Poet Laureate of Ontario

Matthew-Ray Jones

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About Matthew-Ray

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Matthew-Ray Jones,
2024–present

 

The Legislature appointed Matthew-Ray Jones as Ontario’s second Poet Laureate on November 26, 2024.

The role

The Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie)  honours the late poet and lead singer of popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, who passed away in October 2017. MPP Percy Hatfield introduced the bill, and it passed unanimously in the Legislature in December 2019. The Poet Laureate is an officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and reports to the Speaker.

 

Learn more about the role and how to become the next Poet Laureate of Ontario:

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