Apply to Host the Washington State Poet Laureate

Apply to Host the Washington State Poet Laureate

The Washington State Poet Laureate is available for visits to schools, tribal communities, bookstores, community events, readings, and more. Please note that at this time, Rena is only accepting applications for online events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applications to host the Washington State Poet Laureate are reviewed monthly at the beginning of each month.

For full consideration, please submit your application at least 6 weeks before your planned event.

Contact Information

This contact will receive all email updates from Humanities Washington and will be considered the primary coordinator for the event.

First Name

Last Name

Work Phone Number

Work Email Address

Booking Organization Information

Booking Organization

Please provide the following information about the organization that will be sponsoring the Poet Laureate's visit(s).

If you are partnering with another organization to sponsor the Poet Laureate's visit, you will have an opportunity to enter the partner organization's name later in this application.

Booking Organization Name

Street

City

State Abbreviation

Zip

Organization Phone Number

(Optional) Organization Website

Organization Type

Presentation Planning and Publicity

Please explain in detail how you intend to promote the Poet Laureate's visit to your community, including your anticipated use of traditional media, social media, organizational emails, newsletters or advertising.

Technology

Due to our small staff, Humanities Washington cannot offer technical support for producing online Poet Laureate events. The host is responsible for all technical set-up and for producing the online event in collaboration with the Poet Laureate. How do you intend to set-up your online event to create a successful experience for attendees? Please answer the following questions:

What platform will you use to host the online event? (E.g., Zoom)

How will staff or volunteers support the Poet Laureate during the live event?

Apply for Technology Funds (optional)

If your organization does not have access to an online platform for hosting events, you can apply to receive one free month of access to a Zoom Pro Account from Humanities Washington. The Zoom Pro Account will include the ability to host meetings with up to 100 attendees. If approved, the host organization will be reimbursed by Humanities Washington after the final evaluations are received. Please indicate whether you would like to request reimbursement for 1 month of access to Zoom Pro.

Yes, we would like to request 1 month of free access to a Zoom Pro accountNo, we already have access to an online platform for hosting events

Please briefly explain your organization's current technical needs and how these technology funds would support your organization.

Poet Laureate Event

Organizations can request up to three (3) Poet Laureate events. Additional events will each appear on a separate page of this application.

How many events would you like to request?

A new page has been created for your 2nd event. After completing the information for the current event, click 'Next Page' at the bottom of this form to enter information for your 2nd event.

A new page has been created for each of your 2 additional events. After completing the information for the current event, click 'Next Page' at the bottom of this form to enter information for your 2nd event and again to enter information for your 3rd event.

Date / Time Information

What type of event is this?

Briefly describe the event and the Poet Laureate's role in it.

Event Date

Is this date flexible?

Yes
No

Event Start Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Event End Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Estimated Audience Size

Will this event be open to the public?

YesNo

Organizational Partner

Are you partnering with another organization to put on this event?

YesNo

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Organization Name:

Participating Poets and Scholars

A scholar is an individual who is recognized as an expert in one or more humanities disciplines. A scholar’s expertise may result from an advanced academic degree in the humanities or from serving as the keeper of community traditions and knowledge. Examples of scholars include but are not limited to, a tribal elder, an independent expert on American Literature, and a classics professor at a university.

In addition to the Washington State Poet Laureate, will other poets and scholars be participating in this event?

YesNo

Please enter the names of participating poets and scholars. To add additional names, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

First name of participating poet / scholar:

Last name of participating poet / scholar:

Title of participating poet / scholar:

Poet Laureate Event 2

Date / Time Information

What type of event is this?

Briefly describe the event and the Poet Laureate's role in it.

Event Date

Is this date flexible?

Yes
No

Event Start Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Event End Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Estimated Audience Size

Will this event be open to the public?

YesNo

Organizational Partner

Are you partnering with another organization to put on this event?

YesNo

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Organization Name:

Participating Poets and Scholars

In addition to the Washington State Poet Laureate, will other poets and scholars be participating in this event?

YesNo

Please enter the names of participating poets and scholars. To add additional names, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

First name of participating poet / scholar:

Last name of participating poet / scholar:

Title of participating poet / scholar:

Poet Laureate Event 3

Date / Time Information

What type of event is this?

Briefly describe the event and the Poet Laureate's role in it.

Event Date

Is this date flexible?

Yes
No

Event Start Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Event End Time

Please enter the time in H:MM A/PM format, e.g. 6:00 PM.

Estimated Audience Size

Will this event be open to the public?

YesNo

Organizational Partner

Are you partnering with another organization to put on this event?

YesNo

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Organization Name:

Participating Poets and Scholars

In addition to the Washington State Poet Laureate, will other poets and scholars be participating in this event?

YesNo

Please enter the names of participating poets and scholars. To add additional names, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

First name of participating poet / scholar:

Last name of participating poet / scholar:

Title of participating poet / scholar:

Honorarium

The Washington State Poet Laureate receives a modest stipend for their work across the state each year. Organizations are encouraged to offer additional honoraria commensurate with the activities they are requesting of the laureate and their capacity to pay.

Typical honoraria for organizations with budgets for public programs range from $100-250 for an hour-long presentation, including prep time. In no way is an honorarium a requirement for scheduling an event with the Washington State Poet Laureate.

Agreement

By submitting this application, the host organization contact agrees to:

Verbally acknowledge Humanities Washington and ArtsWA/Washington State Arts Commission and their sponsorship of the Washington State Poet Laureate program at the beginning and end of each program.

Prominently include the Humanities Washington and ArtsWA/Washington State Arts Commission logos on all promotional materials.

Humanities Washington logos are available on our website at www.humanities.org/media/logos-and-brand-guidelines

ArtsWA's logo is available at https://www.humanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ArtsWA-logo_State-with-full-name_2019.jpg

Confirm the program will be free and open to the general public (except for school performances).

Widely publicize the program to the local community using publicity materials provided by the Washington State Poet Laureate.

Promptly notify the Poet Laureate and Humanities Washington of any scheduling or location changes to the program.

Reconfirm all arrangements with the Poet Laureate two weeks before the program.

I agree to the above.

I have double checked event times and dates to make certain they are entered correctly.

Submit Your Application

After you click 'Submit,' it can take up to 1 minute for your form to be processed. Please do not close or navigate away from this window until you see the confirmation screen. Your application will be not be received if you close this window before reaching the confirmation screen.

You will receive a confirmation email after you submit that includes your application details and more information.

Thank you for applying for a Washington State Poet Laureate event!

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