List of municipal poets laureate in Massachusetts

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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. [1] [2]

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Amesbury

Arlington

Attleboro

Boston

Brockton

Easthampton

Haverhill

Martha's Vineyard

West Tisbury

Medford

New Bedford

Northampton

Plymouth

Rockport

Somerville

Springfield

Westwood

Worcester

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