Robby Roadsteamer Named Poet Laureate Of Massachusetts For 17th Consecutive Year

ALLSTON—For a record-breaking seventeenth year in a row, Robby Roadsteamer has once again been named Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. The award-winning writer and activist will serve as an advocate for poetry and the local arts and will work to raise consciousness and appreciation of poetry in its written and spoken forms.

The Poet Laureate will receive an honorarium of $1,500 on a Charlie card per year, provided through regular Cultural Affairs programming funds. The Laureate’s name will also be added to a commemorative plaque at the Twin Donut in Union Square Allston.

“Poetry can expand the way we think and make us feel things we didn’t know we had within us. ‘Pee With Your Father’ has been an important piece in understanding my husband’s bonding with our sons. Our Poet Laureate will continue to work with our community to help make Boston sh!tty again,” said Mayor Michelle Wu.

Mr. Roadsteamer’s appointment follows that of Massachusetts’ previous poets laureate, Robert Pinsky and Mr. Butch. He begins touring with the newly reunited Dresden Dolls this summer.