This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in Massachusetts. The Poet Laureate for the Commonwealth is Regie Gibson (2025–)
Amesbury
Lainie Senechal – 2016–2017 Stephen R Wagner – 2018–2019 Ellie O'Leary – 2020–2023 Lisa Usani Phillips – 2024–2025 Brian Riley –2026–
Andover
Linda Flaherty Haltmaier – 2017–2022
Arlington Miriam Levine – 2015–2017 Cathie DesJardins – 2017–2019 Steven Ratiner – 2019–2021 Jean Flanagan – 2023–2026 Teresa Cader –2026–
Attleboro Briana Serradas – 2022–2023
Boston Samuel James Cornish – 2008–2014 Danielle Legros Georges – 2014–2019 Porsha Olayiwola – 2020–2024 Alondra Bobadilla (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2020–2022 Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2022–2024 Parker-Vincent Alva (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2024–2026 Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah – 2025– Ailin Sha (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2026–
Brockton
Philip Hasouris – 2020–2025 Hannah Baptiste (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2020–2025 Pauline Anderson – 2025–2027 Adriana D'Haiti (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2025–2027
Brookline
Judith Steinbergh – 2012–2015 Jan Schreiber – 2015–2017 Zvi A. Sesling – 2017–2020 Jennifer Barber– 2021–2025 Allison Adair– 2025–
Cambridge From 2007-2015 Cambridge has a "Poet Populist" chosen by municipal election and arrange through the Cambridge Arts Council and public library. Beginning in 2016, the Cambridge Arts Council began naming "Poetry Ambassadors" for the city through a public nomination and selection process.
Peter Payack (Poet Populist) – 2007–2009 Jean-Dany Joachim (Poet Populist) – 2009–2011 Toni Bee (Poet Populist) – 2011–2013 Lo Galluccio (Poet Populist) – 2013–2015
Easthampton
Gary Metras – 2018–2019
María José Giménez – 2019–2021
Jason R. Montgomery (concurrent with Alex Woolner) – 2021–2023
Alex Woolner (concurrent with Jason R. Montgomery) – 2021–2023
Carolyn A. Cushing – 2023–2025
Carolyn Zaikowski – 2025–2027 https://www.gazettenet.com/Easthampton-Poet-Laureate-April-26-60798949
Falmouth
Adelaide Cummings – 2012–2020
Gloucester
Vincent Ferrini – 1998–2007 John J. Ronan – 2008–2010 Ruthanne Collinson – 2010–2014 Peter Albert Todd – 2014–2015 Heidi Wakeman (co-laureate) – 2025– Jay Featherstone (co-laureate) – 2025–
Haverhill Dan Speers – 2022–
Lynn
Michelle "LaPoetica" Richardson – 2025–2027
Malden
CD Collins – 2023–2026
Martha's Vineyard
Lee H. McCormack - 2012-2014 Arnie Reisman - 2014-2016 Justen Ahren – 2017–2019 Jill Jupen – 2019–2024 Claudia Taylor – 2024–2026
Medford
Terry E. Carter – 2021-2023 Vijaya Sundaram – 2023–2025 Max Heinegg – 2025–2027
Needham
Anne E.G. Nydam – 2024–
New Bedford Everett Hoagland – 1994-1998 John Landry – 2007–2010 Patricia Gomes – 2014–2021 Sarah Mulvey – 2022–
Newton In 2026, Newton began the process to select the first municipal Poet Laureate, with an anticipated appointment in December, 2026 for three-year term beginning to begin January, 2027.
North Andover
Michael Souza – 2006–2008 Gayle Heney – 2008–2012 Karen Kline – 2012–2016 Ken Delano (co-laureate) – 2016–2018 Nadine Delano (co-laureate) – 2016–2018 Mark Bohrer – 2018–2023 – Note that this source is to multiple agendas and minutes of Poet Laureate Committee. See Agenda August, 2018 for reference. Jason O'Toole – 2023–2025 Christa A. Lamb – 2025–2029
North Attleborough
Kayla Roy – 2025–
Northampton
Martin Espada – 2001–2003 Janet Aalfs – 2003–2005 Jack Gilbert – 2006–2008 Lesléa Newman – 2008–2010 Lenelle Moïse – 2010–2012 Richard Michelson – 2012–2015 Patrick Donnelly – 2015–2017 Amy Dryansky – 2017–2019 Karen Skolfield – 2019–2021 Franny Choi – 2024–2026 Ari Banias – 2026–
Plymouth
Stephan Delbos – 2020–2023 Miriam O'Neal – 2024–
Rockport Sharon Chace – 2017–2022 Robert Whelan – 2022–
Salem
J.D. Scrimgeour – 2025–2026 Liana Galvan (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2025–
Somerville
Nicole Terez Dutton – 2015–2016 Gloria Mindock – 2017–2018 Lloyd Schwartz – 2019–
Springfield
María Luisa Arroyo – 2014–2016 Magdalena Gómez – 2019–2022
Swampscott
Nancy Hewitt – Stephen Iannaconne – Lee Eric Freedman – Shelli Jankowski-Smith – 2018–2020 Harper Merritt (Youth Poet Laureate – 2018–2019
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 Adriana Stimola – 2025–
Westwood
Lynne Viti – 2023–2025 Elizabeth Lowney (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2024–2025 Beth Swinning – 2025–2027 Charles Goodman(Youth Poet Laureate) – 2025–2026 Liyann Alrayashi (Youth Poet Laureate) – 2026–2027
Worcester
Gertrude Halstead – 2007–2012 Amina Mohammed (Youth Poet Laureate)– 2020–2021 Juan Matos – 2020–2022 Adael "Ace" Mejia (Youth Poet Laureate)– 2022–2023 Oliver de la Paz – 2023–2025 Serenity Jackson (Youth Poet Laureate)– 2024–2025 Nicole Jean Turner – 2026–2028 Samara Tang-Rainwater (Youth Poet Laureate)– 2026–2027
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