SEARCH
FOR NEXT N.H. POET LAUREATE UNDERWAY
Nominations
Must Be Received by July 20
Nominations are now being accepted for
the next New Hampshire poet laureate. Current Poet Laureate Alice Fogel will
complete her term in March 2019, after five years serving as an ambassador for
New Hampshire’s poets and raising the visibility and value of poetry in the
state.
Former New Hampshire poets laureate
include Walter Butts, Patricia Fargnoli, Donald Hall, Marie
Harris, Cynthia Huntington, Jane Kenyon and Maxine Kumin.
New Hampshire’s poet laureate, an
honorary position, was established by the state legislature in 1967 (RSA 3-A).
The Poetry Society of New Hampshire’s board of directors submits the name or
names of persons to the Governor and Council; the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the council, appoints the poet laureate. The N.H. State Council on
the Arts is assisting the Poetry Society with the coordination of the upcoming
nomination.
In order to be considered, a nominee
must be a New Hampshire resident and must have published at least one
full-length book of poetry. Eligible poets may nominate themselves or be
nominated by a third party. Each application must include a statement from the
nominee explaining his or her vision for the role of New Hampshire poet
laureate if selected. Guidelines are available at http://www.poetrysocietyofnewhampshire.org/poetlaureate.html. For more information, email info@poetrysocietyofnewhampshire.org. The deadline for submissions is July
20, 2018.
The Walter Butts’ New Hampshire Poet
Laureate Endowment Fund, created in Butts’ memory and coordinated through the
Poetry Society of New Hampshire, provides New Hampshire’s poet laureate with a
$500 honorarium each year to assist with travel and other costs associated with
the position. New Hampshire poets laureate also receive lifetime membership in
the Poetry Society of New Hampshire.
“We thank Alice Fogel for all she did
to promote poetry in the state during the past five years, and we look forward
to seeing how the next poet laureate will continue her impressive work,” said
Don Kimball, president, Poetry Society of New Hampshire.
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