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| Gerald Hill, Saskatchewan poet laureate, will be a presenter at the 2016 Saskatchewan Festival of Words. Submitted photo |
By Lisa Goudy
Saskatchewan’s
newest poet laureate Gerald Hill is jumping on the superhero craze.
“As poet laureate
I’ve been creating a series of pieces which sort of pretend the poet laureate
is a superhero and as soon as he takes office, various problems are solved in
the world. Some of these problems are very trivial and some of them are more a
little bit more profound,” said Hill, who is newly retired from his career
teaching English and creative writing at Luther College at the University of
Regina.
“For example
when I became poet laureate, the slide in oil prices was reversed and the
Canadian oil revived, that kind of thing. It’s all meant to be playful and
light in a sense, but the point is that poetry has power. Poetry can create
positive effects. So I’m pretending that as poet laureate suddenly I’m this
poetic superhero that’s zooming around fixing things. It’s just sort of a fun
concept.”
He will fly
into Moose Jaw again this summer for the 20th annual Saskatchewan
Festival of Words set for July 14 to 17.
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