Could You Be Leicester’s First Poet Laureate?

The Leicester Poet Laureate Will Be:

• Representative of Leicester and its people. 
• A performing poet with at least 3 years experience of live poetry performances.
• Be from Leicester / have been living in Leicester/Leicestershire for at least three years & currently residing here.
• Be exemplary of Leicester’s poetry as a place of excellent and vibrant live poetry.
• A confident and experienced writer and performer of poetry.
• Be committed to producing engaging poetry and/or spoken word that is suitable for a variety of audiences and is responding to Leicester and its communities.
• Have a demonstrative track record of working with young people, communities and engaging in public facing activities and projects.