Rebecca Diem ends term as poet laureate with collaborative celebration

Rebecca Diem became the city’s poet laureate at a time of profound change in her life. Article content

Nearly two years ago, Diem was a new mother who had recently moved back to the area from Toronto. She became part of the city’s creative pulse as her own world was expanding. Article content

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“There’s this thing that happened when I became a mom where I had this cozy little library of a workspace in my mind, and then I became a parent, and it’s like one of the bookshelves just opened and there is this vast cavernous library for me to explore,” she said.

Diem’s term as the city’s poet laureate is coming to a close, but she’s leaving behind a vibrant legacy of collaboration and a body of work that pays homage to her home, community, and motherhood.