In 2001, Dennis Lee was made Toronto's first Poet Laureate.
In 2004, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco became Toronto's second Poet Laureate.
In 2009, Dionne Brand became Toronto's third Poet Laureate.
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“The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words.”
—Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898)