The California Arts Council is seeking nominations for the next California Poet Laureate.
Donor Name: California Arts Council
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award and Prizes
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/28/2022
Details:
The California Arts Council is designated to recommend individuals to the Governor of California for the position of California Poet Laureate. The California Poet Laureate shall be appointed by the Governor. This appointment requires Senate confirmation.
Duties
The role of the California Poet Laureate is to spread the art of and encourage literacy and learning in California.
The California Poet Laureate must:
- Provide a minimum of six public readings in urban and rural settings across California for the purpose of educating community, business, and state leaders about the value and importance of poetry and creative expression; and
- Undertake a significant cultural project that extends through a two-year term. One of the goals of this project must be to bring the poetic arts to students who might otherwise have little opportunity to be exposed to poetry.
The California Poet Laureate may, and is encouraged to:
- Coordinate their project with any similar project being undertaken by the current United States’ Poet Laureate, and any other reasonable activities as agreed to mutually by the California Poet Laureate and the California Arts Council.
- Coordinate their specific project with any similar project being undertaken by the California Youth Poet Laureate.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations shall be limited to current residents of California.
- Nominees must have lived in California for at least 10 years.
Review criteria for Poet Laureate selection
The poet should be:
- recognized for excellence of their work;
- known for a significant body of published work;
- widely considered to be a poet of stature; and
- willing to undertake a specific project during their term.
For more information, visit Call for Nominations.
