The Arlington Poet Laureate Committee attracts area poets to collaborate with town organizations in collaborative projects related to the literary arts. The Poet Laureate is a 3-year town appointed position funded by the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (ACAC). Visit our Poet Laureate pages and projects by navigating the links below.
The Poet Laureate Committee selected Jean P. Flanagan as the fourth Poet Laureate of Arlington. She was appointed by the Select Board on January 23, 2023. Flanagan is one of the founders of the Arlington Center for the Arts – a linchpin of our cultural community and a physical manifestation of the ways our lives are inextricably bound.
Read about Jean Flanagan here and visit her first poetry project as Poet Laureate, “Small Acts of Kindness” here!
Enjoy Jean’s latest project, The Arlington Poets Anthology here (online version).
Steven Ratiner was selected as Arlington’s third Poet Laureate of Arlington in 2019. One difficult, complicated year later, having traversed a difficult journey through many challenging obstacles — a political maelstrom, a pandemic that shuttered business and stifled gathering in fellowship, growing social unrest and turmoil surrounding racial justice — Steven kept up the pace and organized a project that touched our lives and brought beauty to our inboxes every week.
Read about Steven here, and visit his project, Red Letter Poems here!
