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Read: Victoria's favourite book
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\nThe Poet Laureate is a prestigious designatio n that is selected by a jury and \;awarded to a candidate that has pub lished works\, presented their works at public events or forums\, and has been acknowledged for their literary creations by the local community. The Poet Laureate\, or &ldquo\;the people&rsquo\;s poet&rdquo\;\, acts as a c hampion for poetry\, language\, and the arts by raising its profile throug h public engagements and civic interactions. The Poet Laureate acts as a l iterary ambassador and works to educate and promote poetry and the literar y arts in our city and serves for a four year term running concurrent to&n bsp\;Council&rsquo\;s. \;
\nAbout Victoria Butler: \ ;
\nVictoria Butler is a writer and artist from Barrie\, ON . She is the Poet Laureate of said hometown\, and the first woman to carry the title. She is the editor-in-chief of &ldquo\;The Northern Appeal\,&rd quo\; which is a biannual\, not-for-profit\, literary journal that publish es work by creatives in Simcoe County and Muskoka. She has co-curated two art exhibitions and showcased her own work in collaboration with artist Ke ri Johnson in their debut multimedia exhibit\, &ldquo\;A Survey of Experie nce&rdquo\; in December of 2018. Butler&rsquo\;s debut chapbook &ldquo\;Ol d Prayers&rdquo\; was published in August of 2019. In the summer of 2019\, Butler facilitated the creation and implementation of Barrie&rsquo\;s fir st public piano in Meridian Place. She lives with her cat Zelda and too ma ny candles.
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