Brookline seeking fourth laureate in poetry, prose or drama.
Brookline Commission for the Arts seeks applications from literary artists for the position of Brookline Poet Laureate for 2021-24 term
Applications due March 30, 2021
The Brookline Commission for the Arts is now accepting applications from literary artists interested in serving as the Poet Laureate of Brookline for the period of 5/1/2021 through 4/30/2024. The Poet Laureate of Brookline will now include not only poets, but also those accomplished in other literary forms, including prose, and drama.
Under the guidelines of the program, the Brookline Select Board, on recommendation of the Brookline Commission for the Arts, will appoint a Poet Laureate for a three-year term with a stipend of $1500.00 per year. The Poet Laureate’s charge is to enhance the town’s cultural life, promote awareness and appreciation of the literary arts and connect members of the community through the literary arts. The program is open to Brookline residents who have composed a substantial body of work and demonstrated a commitment to the community. Duties of the position will include public performances, outreach to school and community centers, and undertaking creative and innovative projects to energize the town’s residents in the spirit and power of the written word.
Applications may be submitted between now and March 30, 2021. Candidates should submit a letter of interest stating the applicant’s vision for the position, a current CV, and a selection of their work. Application details, form, and guidelines can be found at brooklinearts.org.
Applications due March 30, 2021
The Brookline Commission for the Arts is now accepting applications from literary artists interested in serving as the Poet Laureate of Brookline for the period of 5/1/2021 through 4/30/2024. The Poet Laureate of Brookline will now include not only poets, but also those accomplished in other literary forms, including prose, and drama.
Under the guidelines of the program, the Brookline Select Board, on recommendation of the Brookline Commission for the Arts, will appoint a Poet Laureate for a three-year term with a stipend of $1500.00 per year. The Poet Laureate’s charge is to enhance the town’s cultural life, promote awareness and appreciation of the literary arts and connect members of the community through the literary arts. The program is open to Brookline residents who have composed a substantial body of work and demonstrated a commitment to the community. Duties of the position will include public performances, outreach to school and community centers, and undertaking creative and innovative projects to energize the town’s residents in the spirit and power of the written word.
Applications may be submitted between now and March 30, 2021. Candidates should submit a letter of interest stating the applicant’s vision for the position, a current CV, and a selection of their work. Application details, form, and guidelines can be found at brooklinearts.org.
Zvi A Sesling, the third Brookline Poet Laureate, has been appointed by the Brookline Select Board
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Contact: GILLIAN JACKSON
Brookline Commission for the Arts
brooklinearts@gmail.com
ZVI A SESLING NAMED BROOKLINE POET LAUREATE
Brookline, MA – The Brookline Commission for the Arts (BCA), which coordinates the Brookline Poet Laureate Program, has selected Zvi A. Sesling as the Town of Brookline’s third poet laureate to serve from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020.
Sesling succeeds Jan Schreiber, whose term ended on March 31. The Brookline Poet Laureate Program, established by the Board of Selectmen in 2012, seeks to enhance Brookline’s cultural life, promote awareness and appreciation of poetry and the literary arts, and connect members of the community through poetry.
The poet laureate’s activities will focus on celebrating poetry in the town, educating citizens of all ages in the art and pleasures of poetry, and serving as a poet for significant town occasions and events.
Sesling, a former Brookline Selectman and town meeting member, is the author of two volumes of poetry, King of the Jungle and Fire Tongue, and two chapbooks, Across Stones of Bad Dreams and Love Poems from Hell, and has published poetry in more than 200 literary journals. Sesling also publishes the online poetry journal, Muddy River Poetry Review.
The members of the selection committee, Donna Hollenberg, John Plotz, Barbara Scotto, Michael Burstein, Dana Brigham, Sarathchandra Reddy and Jan Schreiber, met in March to review applications for the post, which pays a $2,000 per year honorarium and is sponsored by Brookline Booksmith.
“The Changing of the Bard,” an event to introduce Sesling to the Brookline community, will take place at Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, on Thursday, May 11, from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Sesling will be joined at this free community event by Jan Schreiber and Judith Steinbergh, past Brookline poets laureate, to read the works of New England poets.
Contact: GILLIAN JACKSON
Brookline Commission for the Arts
brooklinearts@gmail.com
ZVI A SESLING NAMED BROOKLINE POET LAUREATE
Brookline, MA – The Brookline Commission for the Arts (BCA), which coordinates the Brookline Poet Laureate Program, has selected Zvi A. Sesling as the Town of Brookline’s third poet laureate to serve from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020.
Sesling succeeds Jan Schreiber, whose term ended on March 31. The Brookline Poet Laureate Program, established by the Board of Selectmen in 2012, seeks to enhance Brookline’s cultural life, promote awareness and appreciation of poetry and the literary arts, and connect members of the community through poetry.
The poet laureate’s activities will focus on celebrating poetry in the town, educating citizens of all ages in the art and pleasures of poetry, and serving as a poet for significant town occasions and events.
Sesling, a former Brookline Selectman and town meeting member, is the author of two volumes of poetry, King of the Jungle and Fire Tongue, and two chapbooks, Across Stones of Bad Dreams and Love Poems from Hell, and has published poetry in more than 200 literary journals. Sesling also publishes the online poetry journal, Muddy River Poetry Review.
The members of the selection committee, Donna Hollenberg, John Plotz, Barbara Scotto, Michael Burstein, Dana Brigham, Sarathchandra Reddy and Jan Schreiber, met in March to review applications for the post, which pays a $2,000 per year honorarium and is sponsored by Brookline Booksmith.
“The Changing of the Bard,” an event to introduce Sesling to the Brookline community, will take place at Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, on Thursday, May 11, from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Sesling will be joined at this free community event by Jan Schreiber and Judith Steinbergh, past Brookline poets laureate, to read the works of New England poets.