Are YOU the Next San Francisco Poet Laureate?
By Calling San Francisco Poets! Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Janice Mirikitani, devorah major and Jack Hirschman as San Francisco Poet Laureate?
Now is your chance! Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the SF Poet Laureate Nominating Committee are seeking nominations for the sixth San Francisco Poet Laureate, to succeed Diane di Prima, whose term has expired.
In addition to the prestigious title, Poet Laurates are required to deliver an inaugural address to the public at the San Francisco Public Library, participate in community-based events, including a youth-centered event and more.
Nominees must be San Francisco residents, have a substantial body of published work, including at least one full length book (minimum 48 pages, not self-published or vanity press) or CD (not self-produced) or 20 or more published poems in established publications, print or online, over the past five years.
For more information or to download the nomination form, click here.
Filed under: At the Library, Katie Sue Ambellan
Past Poet Laureate Diane Di Prima is ill and in financial difficulties due to medical expenses. Please open the link for information about the situation, and circulate this.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2012/04/a-very-personal-message-to-the-poetry-community-on-behalf-of-diane-di-prima/
Thank you,
Maya Lama