Los Angeles Poet Laureate

The City of Los Angeles is seeking a Poet Laureate to serve as a creative leader and cultural ambassador. The Poet Laureate will be responsible for promoting the City's rich literary community, celebrating the written word, and engaging communities through public poetry events. The ideal candidate will have 10 or more years of experience in creating poetry and a demonstrated record of being included and/or invited to present works within poetry journals, magazines, websites, and/or programs. The Poet Laureate will be contracted by the Los Angeles Public Library and receive a $10,000 honorarium. • The Poet Laureate will provide at least 12 official activities in locations across the city, including public classes, workshops, and readings. • The Poet Laureate will engage with Los Angeles residents, visitors, civic and elected leaders, young people, adults, seniors, and students of all ages about the value of poetry, the written word, and creative expression. • The Poet Laureate will submit content for a poetry blog on the LAPL website and use social media to encourage excitement about poetry, literacy, and literary events. • The Poet Laureate will write one or more commemorative poems each year related to a theme or topic integral to Los Angeles.