Applications for the Town of Westwood’s Next Poet Laureate Open December 1

The Town of Westwood’s inaugural Poet Laureate, Lynne Viti, has begun forming  a search committee to help choose the second Westwood Poet Laureate, to serve a two-year term beginning June 1, 2025. Library Director Elizabeth McGovern, and several other individuals—including from the Friends of the Westwood Library, teachers from the Westwood schools, and citizens—will collaborate to choose the best candidate to spread poetry within the Town.

Applications may be submitted between December 1, 2024 and January 8, 2025.
Details on the requirements for this honorary position appear on the Westwood Public Library website, at https://www.westwoodlibrary.org/news/call-for-applications-for-next-poet-laureate-of-westwood.  All applications must be submitted by the deadline in order to be considered.

For further information, contact Lynne Viti at westwoodpoetlaureate@townhall.westwood.ma.us