Poetry While You Wait
Poetry While You Wait is a program of the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project and our current Poet Laureate, Aaron Anstett. The program’s purpose is to inspire and celebrate poetry in our region by placing poetry from local poets in places where people wait. Poems from 40 local poets were chosen for publication in a book, on table tents and on posters to be distributed to places where people wait in the Pikes Peak Region.
To read the Poetry While You Wait poems click here.
To hear audio recordings of the Poetry While You Wait poems read by their poet, tune into High Frequency Poetry hosted by Poet Laureate Aaron Anstett, on KRCC radio (91.5 FM) every day during April at approximately 3:00 P.M. right after Writer’s Almanac. To hear today’s poem go to KRCC's website (krcc.org) and look for High Frequency Poetry or go to http://krccnetwork.org/pplp/ to hear today’s poem and all previous poems.
To view video recordings of the Poetry While You Wait poems read by their poet, go to the Pikes Peak Library District’s web site.
To obtain a copy of the book Poetry While You Wait to leave at your favorite place where people wait contact COPPeR at 634-2204 or e-mail poet@pikespeakpoetlaureate.org.
To view video recordings of the poems and see the FAC Modern poetry broadside exhibit during the month of April visit the FAC Modern Art Gallery between 8:00 a.m. and 5:0 p.m. on the main floor of the Plaza of the Rockies. Or, attend the open mike poetry reading Wednesday April 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the FAC Modern.
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. 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
Any person contributing $50 or more before April 12, 2008 will be permanently designated as a "Founding 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 “Founding 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
