Applications are now being accepted for the position of 2012-2014 Pikes Peak Poet Laureate.
- The Laureate will serve a two-year term from April 2012 and ending in April 2014.
- Applicants should be experienced, published poets with a recognized body of work.
- Applicants must be willing to appear at and support between six and 10 events per year and also provide support for a major community-wide poetry project.
- Applicants must be comfortable making public presentations and working to assist in celebrating and inspiring poetry in our community.
- Applicants must reside or work full-time in El Paso or Teller counties.
The deadline for receipt of application materials is March 3, 2012. Click here for details.
Poetry Events in 2011
The Athenaea Poetry Competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 in the Colorado Springs region. The deadline is March 1, 2012. Click here for more information.
To find out about all related poetry events go to PeakRadar
Mission
The mission of the Pikes Peak Region Poet Laureate Project is to inspire and celebrate poets and poetry in our community.
Goal
The goal of the Poet Laureate Project is to designate the best of our region’s poets as Poet Laureate and to support related programming that connects poets and poetry with our community in ways that are personal and meaningful.
Objectives
The objectives of the Poet Laureate Project include: raising funds and providing organizational support for the Poet Laureate and related activities including readings, workshops and other literary and cultural events. The Project will also connect other regional poets with community groups and schools for special programs in the Pikes Peak region (El Paso and Teller counties.)
Schedule
The first ever Pikes Peak Poet Laureate is Aaron Anstett. His selection was announced at a press conference on April 2nd, 2009. See the tab “Poets/Current Poet Laureate" for background information about Aaron and his plans for the next two years.
For Information about the Project and the Poet Laureate
For questions and information about the Poet Laureate or the Project, send an e-mail to info@PikesPeakPoetLaureate.org or call the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) at (719) 634-2204 .
To request services from the Poet Laureate
Click on the "Poets" menu item above and then click on the sub-link "Current Laureate" or just click here.
Contributions
We are now raising funds to support our activities for the 2010-2012 Poet Laureate. Any person contributing $50 or more before April 24th, 2010 will be permanently designated as a "Sustaining Muse" of the project, be invited to a special reception for the Poet Laureate and be permanently recognized on the project’s web site. Individuals, businesses, or corporations giving at $250/$500/$1000 levels will receive additional "Sustaining Muse" recognition. To make a contribution, click on the "Support" menu item above and then click on the sub-link "To Contribute." For more information e-mail info@PikesPeakPoetLaureate.org or call the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) at (719) 634-2204 .
Presenting Partners
The presenting partners for the Project are the Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado College, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) and Poetry West, a local non-profit poetry organization. These five organizations are partnering to organize the Project and to facilitate programming during the Poet Laureate’s term of office.
P.O. Box 190 Colorado Springs, CO 80901 (719) 634-2204 info@PikesPeakPoetLaureate.org
