Meet the Poet Laureate - John Perrault
John Perrault
is a poet and practicing attorney in Portsmouth, NH who periodically teaches courses in
literature, law and politics at the University of New Hampshire and American Literature at
Southern New Hampshire University. In addition, he is a singer-songwriter who has
collaborated with numerous musicians to create 6 album recordings.
Just released! - John Perrault's new book, The
Ballad of Louis Wagner
and other New England Stories in Verse (complete with CD Package) - in bookstores now!
Read John's new
column, Poems From the Hoot, where he
reviews poems submitted
at The Poetry Hoot. These reviews previously appear in Spotlight Magazine, published by
the Portsmouth Herald.
Photo: Holly Perrault
- Read John's poem Monument - read at the rededication of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument, Goodwin Park, Portsmouth, NH, Oct. 21 2003 Read the story in Portsmouth Herald. - Read John's poem, Off East Point featured along with an accompanying essay by John in the September/October 2003 issue of Accent on Home & Garden, now available at your local newsstand.
- Read John's article "Thoughts from the Poet Laureate," published in Dividends from the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, June, 2003
- Read John's Acceptance Speech to the Mayor and City Council, April, 2003
John's poems have appeared in numerous publications including The Lyric,
which awarded him the Virginia Prize for his poem, "Berry's Stone."
additional publications include The Christian Science Monitor, Commonweal,
Poet Lore, and Key West Review.
Read some John Perrault poems.
Please join us in welcoming John as the city's new Poet Laureate.