Wallingford Seeks Town Poet Laureate

Wallingford Public Library is now taking applications for the honorary position of Wallingford Poet Laureate. Applications can be requested from the library or downloaded from the library’s webpage.

In February Wallingford’s Town Council voted to approve the position as brought forth by library director Jane Fisher and the library’s poetry group’s founder, Al Mueller. The position is for a two-year term.

The mission of Wallingford’s Poet Laureate Program is to communicate the value of poetry and use poetry as a means to inspire, inform, and entertain the community at large. The Poet Laureate of the Town of Wallingford serves as the ambassador of the community’s vibrant literary life, promoting its literary community and celebrating the written word.

To be considered for the position, a nominee must be a poet and resident of Wallingford, or employed in Wallingford, and available and willing to collaborate with other Connecticut town poets to develop and present poetry-related activities that address the objectives of the laureate program. Interested poets can self-nominate or be nominated by others. Applications are available from the library’s Information Desk or may be downloaded from the library’s website. For more information, please contact the library at 203.265.6754 or online at wallingfordlibrary.org.