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January 2008
Quick Facts:
Nominations may be submitted by mail
or electronically to the Indiana Arts Commission no
later than February 15, 2008.
The Poet Laureate legislation
provides for the development of specific educational
programming coordinated between the Indiana Arts
Commission, the Indiana Department of Education, and
the State Poet Laureate.
Joyce Brinkman was the first State
Poet Laureate chosen to direct this program.
For more information contact Susan
Britsch
Email:
sbritsch@iac.in.gov
Indiana Arts Commission
150 W. Market Street
Suite 618
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
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Indiana to Select New State Poet Laureate
The
Indiana Arts
Commission (IAC) is now accepting
nominations for the Indiana State Poet Laureate.
The poet selected
will represent the State of Indiana and the art of
poetry through the development and implementation of
programming to the education community and general
public. The Poet Laureate makes formal presentations
at various educational facilities and offers advice
to the Commission concerning ways to further the art
of poetry in Indiana.
Nominations should
be limited to one, single-page cover letter and a
resume detailing the nominee’s qualifications and
accomplishments.
Nominations may be
submitted by mail or electronically to the Indiana
Arts Commission no later than February 15, 2008.
Nominations should be sent to the attention of
Susan Britsch,
Indiana Arts Commission, 150 W. Market Street, Suite
618, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
All nominations
will be reviewed by a committee comprised of
representatives from Indiana University, Ball State,
Purdue, Valparaiso, DePauw, ISU, Butler, and the
University of Southern Indiana. The committee will
recommend final candidates to the Commission. The
Commission will review the recommendations and
select one candidate for appointment as Poet
Laureate. The two-year term of the Poet Laureate
begins upon Commission ratification and will run
through the 2010 calendar year.
Increasing the
awareness of poetry and the power of written and
spoken verse was the inspiration for legislation
signed into law in 2005.
During her two-year
term, Ms. Brinkman not only hosted several public
and in-school poetry programs and activities, she
also coordinated Sporting Words, the 2007 National
Gathering of State Poets Laureate.
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