Cobourg Council – Poet Laureate Search Widens
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today’s Northumberland
The process to find Cobourg’s new poet laureate will be a little more open, council learned at Monday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting.
The motion they passed alluded to the previous notion “that the title of Poet Laureate is an honour bestowed rather than a position of employment,” meaning that individuals would not be invited to apply for the position. The nominating committee would identify a candidate and confirm his or her willingness to serve.
Council passed the motion to amend this section to invite members of the public to submit nominations.
Chief Administrative Officer Tracey Vaughan confirmed that the idea was to create a more inclusive search that includes a look at members of non-traditional groups.
“We want to ensure this is a very inclusive and responsive process,” Vaughan said.
