Teaching artists near the beginning of their career are invited to design and lead an original poetry workshop as a part of the Poetry Foundation Library’s workshop series, Forms & Features. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a proposed workshop on any topic of their choice, as long as it engages poetry in a meaningful way. Visiting Teaching Artists will receive an honorarium of $750 for teaching the workshop. 

What We Are Looking For:

• Emerging poetry teaching artists, defined as having 0-2 full-length books published. A degree in Creative Writing is welcome, but not required. A publication history is welcome, but not required. A demonstrated knowledge of poetry, and enthusiasm for art-making and teaching are encouraged.
• Teaching artists who engage poems or poetics in a meaningful way. 
• Poets who view teaching as an extension of their creative practice.  

Application Materials:

• Original Lesson Plan for a 2-hour online poetry workshop, including a description of activities, driving questions, and a list of readings and other materials. 
• Teaching Statement of 300-500 words that describes your approach to teaching poetry, including any relationship(s) between creativity, community, and your teaching practices. 
• Teaching Artist Resume that lists any relevant experience, education, and practices.

The Original Lesson Plan is the most important part of your application, and should provide reviewers with a clear and detailed understanding of what a participant will experience during the workshop. Applicants are encouraged to keep the focus of the workshop narrow, and develop one or two activities, rather than listing a large number of possibilities. Please do not include your own creative work in your lesson plan. 

While materials and elements of the workshop may draw on the poetry and pedagogical practices and lesson plans of others, the workshop as a whole must be original. All proposals should provide attributions where appropriate.

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