June 5, 2025 (Moscow, Idaho) — The City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission seek a published poet to serve a 2-year term as a Moscow Poet Laureate (MPL), with submissions due by 5pm on Friday, August 1, 2025.This call for poetry artists is open to published poets 18 years of age or older who live in Moscow, Idaho and have a record of community involvement and/or teaching. The MPL term runs from October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2027. The annual honorarium for the Moscow Poet Laureate is $1000 and is paid at the beginning of each service year. Submissions will be accepted online via Submittable.
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About the Moscow Poet Laureate ProgramThe Moscow Poet Laureate Program increases awareness of the role that poetry and literature play in the community and creates a record of Moscow’s distinctive character. Not only does the program support the work of excellent poets in the community, but it also invests the public spaces of the city with the beauty of language. Along with offering readings, the Poet Laureate writes poems for the City that are reflective of local landscapes, social situations, or important events. The Moscow Poet Laureate program began in 2015, inspired by the vision of the Moscow Arts Commission and University of Idaho English Professor Alexandra Teague. Since that time, three poets have offered their literary expertise to this City of Moscow program: Tiffany Midge (2015-2018), Susan Hodgin (2018-2021), and Stacy Boe Miller (2021-2024).