‘They make poetry real’: Northampton launches 1st-ever youth poet laureate program, seeks student from city entering 7th to 12th grade
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In 2017, Amanda Gorman, then 19 years old, became the country’s first national youth poet laureate.
Four years later, at Democratic President Joe Biden’s inauguration, she gave a rousing oration of her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” speaking eloquently on the complexities of democracy in the United States, stealing the spotlight during the hours-long ceremony and becoming a national sensation in the wake of her reading.
The recent Harvard University graduate went on to perform at the Super Bowl last month, reciting a poem honoring front line workers. She’s the youngest inaugural poet to date, and in the wake of her reading at Biden’s inauguration in January, sales of her book, also titled, “The Hill We Climb,” skyrocketed.
Northampton seeks its first youth poet laureate
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Published: 4/19/2021 9:48:30 AM
NORTHAMPTON – Over the last 20 years, some of the most notable poets in the Valley Martín Espada, Lesléa Newman, Richard Michelson, the late Jack Gilbert have served as poet laureates in Northampton.
Now the city wants to add something new to the mix: a youth poet laureate.
The Northampton Arts Council is opening a search for a middle or high-school student for a one-year term as the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Northampton. The deadline to nominate someone or to apply for the postion is June 15.
Northampton Arts Council will offer new round of COVID-19 relief grants for local artists
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Published: 4/16/2021 3:59:32 PM
NORTHAMPTON Last April, as the pandemic shuttered music clubs, art galleries, and other venues, depriving myriad local artists of vital income, the city’s Arts Council opened a grant program to try and provide at least a temporary lifeline to them.
A year later, as the pandemic lingers and lost income among artists and others in the arts community is tallied, the council is opening a second round of the Artist Relief Grant program, which the group hopes to supplement with community donations.
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Northampton Arts Council awards $22K to local artists, groups
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Published: 3/14/2021 8:06:28 PM
NORTHAMPTON It’s been a difficult year for artists and art organizations, with the pandemic shutting down the vast majority of live performances. But the Northampton Arts Council is doing what it can to keep artists afloat.
The council has awarded just under $22,000 in grants to support art projects and programming in and around Northampton. The 35 grants made, for $21,960, were allocated to the city by the Massachusetts Cultural Councils’ Local Cultural Council (LCC) program.