The residency offers an opportunity to develop your creative practice within the BSR’s artistic and intellectual community, while exploring new ways of bringing poetry to audiences at the Keats Shelley House.

Working with the KSH Director, the resident will develop public-facing poetry activities inspired by the Museum, its collections and its audiences. These might include readings, spoken-word performances, creative workshops, community events or social media projects. The resident will also give a public reading of their own work.

The residency is open to emerging poets based in the UK who have developed an independent creative practice with substantial work experience and are excited to engage with new audiences and contexts..

What the residency offers
Accommodation and board at the British School at Rome.
A €1,000 stipend.
Access to the BSR’s artistic and academic community and facilities.
The opportunity to develop and present public-facing work at the Keats Shelley House.

Find out more and apply here

Deadline: 30 November 2026