The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is recruiting a poet and advocate for social change to serve as poet-in-residence on the Mellon Foundation-funded Poetry as Activism Project. The poet-in-residence will draw inspiration from the Library’s collections to create new, original work and to develop and host a workshop on the theme of poetry as activism.

The Poetry as Activism Project draws on the Library’s archival collections of 20th-century American poets, with a focus on those from historically marginalized groups. The project examines the role that activism has played in these poets’ lives and art over time, while also exploring the notion of poetry as activism more generally.

The short-term poet-in-residence is a key component to the project’s success. In addition to creating new works and leading a workshop, the poet-in-residence will have the opportunity to pursue publishing a digital exhibition and to support the collecting of writings from emerging and established contemporary poets. The residency will last the duration of the spring 2024 semester, from February to May.

Poets with ties to Delaware and the mid-Atlantic region are strongly encouraged to apply. Complete applications are due by 5 p.m. (EDT) on Sept. 5, 2023.

For further information, please visit: https://library.udel.edu/poetry-as-activism/poet-in-residence/