Cadence Weapon is a Rock Star Poet

Roland Pemberton—aka: Cadence Weapon—is Edmonton’s Poet Laureate, and a rock star poet. He’s also a rapper.

At 23, Pemberton is Canada’s youngest poet laureate (and possibly the youngest in the world). He brings the energy of youth and hip hop to the role of poet laureate.

In addition to promoting the City of Edmonton in his role, Cadence Weapon may just help the art of poetry gain some respectability outside of university classrooms and coffee shop circle jerks.

Pemberton will still be touring the world as Cadence Weapon. And, at least in Canada, word has already started to get around that he is Edmonton’s poet laureate. Hopefully, people will see him at a show and decide that, if this talented young rapper is considered a poet of the highest order, maybe poetry isn’t so dull and boring after all.

Hell, maybe they’ll even decide that poets can be rock stars.