List of municipal poets laureate in Massachusetts

This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in Massachusetts. The state of Massachusetts does not have a poet laureate program.

Arlington

 * Miriam Levine - 2015
 * Cathie DesJardins - 2017
 * Steven Ratiner - 2019
 * Jean Flanagan - 2023

Boston

 * Samuel James Cornish
 * Danielle Legros Georges - 2014
 * Porsha Olayiwola - 2019

Easthampton
The Easthampton Poet Laureate Program was founded by Easthampton City Arts in 2018 in an effort to highlight and elevate the rich and vital community of poets and culture of poetry in the City of Easthampton and throughout the Connecticut River Valley. In 2019, the Easthampton Poet Laureate program transitioned from a 1-year term to a 2-year term. Inside find poems by all five Laureates:


 * Gary Metras, 2018 - 2019
 * María José Giménez, 2019 - 2021
 * Jason R. Montgomery, 2021 - 2023
 * Alexandra M. Woolner, 2021 - 2023
 * Carolyn A. Cushing, 2023 - 2025

Haverhill

 * Dan Speers - 1941

Martha's Vineyard

 * Lee H. McCormack - 2012-2014
 * Arnie Reisman - 2014-2016

New Bedford

 * Everett Hoagland - 1994-1998
 * John Landry - 2007
 * Patricia Gomes - 2014-2021
 * Sarah Mulvey - 2022

Northampton

 * Janet Aalfs - 2003-2005
 * Patrick Donnelly - 2015-2017

Rockport

 * Robert Whelan 2023-2025

Westwood

 * Lynne Viti - 2023-2025