The Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations coordinated by the Academy of American Poets, has announced that it has launched the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program, a three-year pilot program that will offer paid fellowship positions to five fellows per year (a total of fifteen fellows) who will each assist a different Poetry Coalition organization for twenty hours per week over the course of a forty-week period. The fellows will also receive professional development opportunities. In consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic, these positions will be remote.
The five organizations hosting the inaugural Poetry Coalition Fellows beginning this year are CantoMundo, Cave Canem, Kundiman, Mizna, and Split This Rock.
Applications for the 2020 Poetry Coalition Fellowship program are being accepted from May 22, 2020 through July 15, 2020. The positions will begin on September 15, 2020 and end on June 30, 2021. Interested individuals that are 21 or older are encouraged to apply, including those who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from an MFA program in creative writing.
To learn more or to apply for a Poetry Coalition Fellowship at any of the 2020 host organizations, visit their websites at the links below:
CantoMundo: cantomundo.org/opportunities
Cave Canem: https://cavecanempoets.org/employment/
Kundiman: kundiman.org/jobs
Mizna mizna.org/mizna-news/fellowship-opportunity/
Split This Rock: https://www.splitthisrock.org/
The goals of the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program are:
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