In addition to the honour of being named Young Poet Laureate for London, this will be an extraordinary opportunity for a talented young poet who will benefit from superb development opportunities, a high profile platform for their work and commissions worth at least £7,500.

Six shortlisted poets will take part in a fully paid-for residential development week, be given commissions and performance opportunities and an interview with our selection panel, before the winner is announced on National Poetry Day on 2nd October.

The role of Young Poet Laureate for London was established in 2013 through Spoke; a visionary spoken word programme commissioned by the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of their commitment to supporting arts and culture in and around East London.

The Spoke project comes to an end in October 2014, and we are delighted The Legacy List will support Spread the Word to continue the Young Poet Laureate for London programme from October 2014.

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