Would You Like to be the Next Portsmouth Poet Laureate?

The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program is seeking Portsmouth’s 10th Poet Laureate. Serving a two year term, Portsmouth’s Poet Laureate is tasked with the mission of building community through poetry by creating a project and being the public face of poetry in the community. Past Poet Laureates have placed poetry and public art throughout the city, created CDs and anthologies, and engaged audiences through poetic, theatrical and musical performances.

Community members are invited to submit names for the next Poet Laureate by Feb. 16. In addition to being willing to take on the responsibilities of the Laureateship, a nominee must live in one of the eligible towns and/or work at least 20 hours per week in Portsmouth. Names may be submitted through a letter or e-mail and should include the full name of the nominee and current contact information. Self-nominations are acceptable. Eligible towns are Portsmouth, Dover, Durham, Greenland, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Rye, Stratham, and Kittery, ME.

The Poet Laureate Selection Committee will review all nominees’ application packets in March 2015 with a selection to be announced at a Portsmouth City Council meeting in early April 2015.

Additional information is available at pplp.org, or by calling 603-431-9348

Please submit nominations to PPLP at PO Box 1196, Portsmouth or info@pplp.org by Feb. 16.

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