Poets, spoken word fans and performers in Bristol are invited to apply to become the new City Poet. The winner will be required to compose 10 poems for specific events or projects and will also take part in public performances and community engagement activities during Mayor Marvin Rees’ second term in office (May 2018 – May 2020).

Applicants should be experienced poets living in Bristol who have published work in print and/or online. In addition to filling in the application form they should submit two poems (these can be new works or ones already published) of up to 65 lines, one of which should have Bristol as its subject matter, and a personal statement of around 300 words setting out what they feel they would bring to the role.

The judging panel for the City Poet role will include Mayor Marvin Rees and members of his office, representatives from Festival of Ideas as well as City Poet Miles Chambers.

The role of the City Poet is managed by Bristol Cultural Development Partnership as part of the Bristol Festival of Ideas in association with the Mayor’s Office. The City Poet is given an annual fee of £5,000 for the core poems. There are opportunities to do more and these will be discussed with the appointed poet. In addition, the poet can use the City Poet title to do work for other organisations.

Application deadline: Friday 1 December 2017
The decision will be made in January 2018 with a handover from the present City Poet Miles Chambers to the new city poet in May 2018.

Further details here