Clara A.B. Joseph

Clara A.B. Joseph is Calgary Poet Laureate for 2026–2028 and Professor of English at the University of Calgary. She is a poet, essayist, and teacher whose work brings together poetry, listening, migration, faith, memory, and civic life. She is the author of several poetry collections, including M/OTHER, which received first place from the Catholic Media Association. As Poet Laureate, she is especially interested in helping students encounter poetry as voice, attention, courage, and community-making. Her school visits may include readings, discussion, writing prompts, performance practice, and conversation about how poetry can help young people listen to themselves, one another, and the city around them.