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List of municipal poets laureate in Massachusetts

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This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in Massachusetts. The state of Massachusetts does not have a poet laureate program.

Amesbury

  • Lainie Senechal – 2016–2017
  • Stephen R Wagner – 2018–2019
  • Ellie O'Leary – 2020–2023
  • Lisa Usani Phillips – 2024–2025

Arlington

  • Miriam Levine - 2015–2017
  • Cathie DesJardins - 2017–2019
  • Steven Ratiner - 2019–2021
  • Jean Flanagan - 2023–2025

Attleboro

  • Briana Serradas – 2022–

Boston

Brockton

  • Philip Hasouris – 2021–

Easthampton

  • Gary Metras, 2018 - 2019
  • María José Giméne, 2019 - 2021
  • Jason R. Montgomery, 2021 - 2023
  • Alex Woolner, 2021 - 2023
  • Carolyn A. Cushing, 2023 - 2025

Haverhill

  • Dan Speers - 2022–

Martha's Vineyard

See also: Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate
  • Lee H. McCormack - 2012-2014
  • Arnie Reisman - 2014-2016
  • Justen Ahren – 2017–2019
  • Jill Jupen – 2019–2024
  • Claudia Taylor – 2024–2026

West Tisbury

  • Dan Waters – 2006–2009
  • Fan Ogilvie – 2009–2012
  • Justen Ahren – 2012–2015
  • Emma Young – 2015–2018
  • Spencer Thurlow – 2018–2022
  • Tain Leonard-Peck – 2022–2025

Medford

  • Terry E. Carter – 2021-2023
  • Vijaya Sundaram – 2023–

New Bedford

  • Everett Hoagland - 1994-1998
  • John Landry - 2007–2010
  • Patricia Gomes - 2014-2021
  • Sarah Mulvey - 2022–

Northampton

Plymouth

  • Stephan Delbos – 2020–

Rockport

  • Sharon Chace – 2017–
  • Robert Whelan – 2022-2025

Somerville

  • Nicole Terez Dutton – 2015–2016
  • Gloria Mindock – 2017–2018
  • Lloyd Schwartz – 2019–2024

Springfield

Westwood

  • Lynne Viti - 2023-2025

Worcester

  • Juan Matos – 2020–2022
  • Oliver de la Paz – 2023–2025

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