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What
are Poetry Elections? And Why?
We
wanted to try to create some involvement and interaction around
local poetry. We believe that poetry can influence and advance
the cultural identity of an area and by involving the people of
that area in selecting a voice to represent them in poetry, the
process becomes more inclusive towards the people who are in fact,
paying to support the arts through taxation.
What
will the Poole Poet have to do?
The Poole Poet will be asked to attend some of the events during
the course of Poole Word and Book Festival and to write a poem
during and for the festival. Then there shuld be a poem written
as a grand finalé piece, to be published in
The Echo newspaper for the last day of the festival. The
Poole Poet will then be the first port of call for all suitable
official writing duties and commissions for the Borough of Poole
during the following year. It is a prestigious post and one that
we were proud to announce on the night of Thursday 30th September.
How
do I apply to give my manifesto for Poole Poet 2004?
Simply
send us an election campaign sheet stating your reasons for feeling
that you can contribute to Poole's cultural identity by acting
as Poole Word and Book Festival Poet for 2004 and send us in a
small photograph of yourself, two samples of your poetry and your
short campaign statement which should begin....
"I'm
the best poet for Poole because........"
This
should be sent via email to: thepeoplespoet@ntlworld.com
by
post to:
The
People's Poet
Poole Poet
10 Enfield Road
Oakdale
Poole
Dorset
BH15 3LJ
No
applications in person please - please post or email.
Late
entries may be faxed to 01202 267915 but we would need to have
a photograph shortly after the closing date.
When
is the closing date for my manifesto?
The
closing date is 31st August 2004. Finalists will be notified during
the first week of September.
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