{"id":12075,"date":"2024-05-21T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=12075"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:30:00","slug":"durham-calls-for-citys-next-poet-laureate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2024\/05\/21\/durham-calls-for-citys-next-poet-laureate\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham calls for city’s next Poet Laureate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Durham\u2019s Cultural Advisory Board is seeking candidates to serve as the city\u2019s Poet Laureate, an ambassador to promote public appreciation of poetry and literature.<\/span><\/p>\n The Poet Laureate will be responsible for reading poetry at public events, promoting literature in the community and developing educational opportunities for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n To be eligible for the position, applicants must have published works and a demonstrated commitment to promoting awareness of poetry. Awardees will receive a $15,000 stipend and work with the city on a term limit of August 30, 2024 to June 30, 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n The city\u2019s call for poets is open through May 28. More information is available at https:\/\/keepdurhambeautiful.submittable.com\/submit. Questions about the position can be directed to Annette Smith at arts@durhamnc.gov.<\/span><\/p>\n Articles in The 10th Street Journal are generated by AI and reviewed by human editors.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Durham\u2019s Cultural Advisory Board is seeking candidates to serve as the city\u2019s Poet Laureate, an ambassador to promote public appreciation of poetry and literature. More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[394],"class_list":["post-12075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-10th-street-journal","tag-the-10th-street-journal","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n