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Donna Allard is a Canadian poet and writer. From 2000 to 2011, she served as Atlantic Representative, National Coordinator and President of the Canadian Poetry Association and was on its board of directors. She was president of the Executive Board of the Canadian Poetry Association from 2005-2011, and is a founder of the Sojourner Literary Festival and co-founder of the Canadian Poets Guild (2016). She was also a founder of the National Milton Acorn Festival, where she served for eight years. She was named National Beat Poet Laureate in 2020.[1] She lives in Richibucto, New Brunswick.

Donna Allard
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPoet

Early life


Allard is from the fishing village of Richibucto, New Brunswick. Her first published poem was "Friends", which she wrote in 1972 for the FHS Yearbook. Her first poetry performance was in 1988 at the National Milton Acorn Festival. She has performed with poets including bill bissett, John B. Lee, Robert Priest, Nicole Brossard, Joseph Sherman, Fred Stenson and Rita Joe.


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References


  1. "Donna Allard". National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 26 March 2021.





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