Current Poet Laureate
Rebecca Meredith is the first Redmond Poet Laureate, a position established to promote the literary arts through workshops, public readings and special events throughout the city.
Rebecca is a poet, writer, and psychotherapist, as well as a
Redmond Association Spoken (RASP) cofounder. She has performed at the Burning Word Poetry Festival, the Seattle Moon Viewing Festival, and on KUOW's The Beat. Her chapbook Intergenerational Delta Blues was published by Pudding House Press. She was a fellow of the Jack Straw Writers' Program and an alumna of Hedgebrook Women Writers' Colony.
Organizations interested in working with the Poet Laureate should contact
rac@redmond.gov.
Read The Seattle Times article about Redmond's new Poet Laureate.
Rebecca Meredith Poetry
A Mostly True Story about the Moon
Airborne
Three-Year-Old Rules
Redmond Centennial Poetry Anthology
Call for Poets
2012 is Redmond’s Centennial year and to help celebrate, Redmond Poet Laureate Rebecca Meredith is seeking ten poets to help create the Redmond Centennial Poetry Anthology. For more information about the Poetry Anthology or to view the Call for Poets visit the Redmond Centennial Website.
Found Poetry Contest
As part of the 2011 Poet Laureate program, the City of Redmond sponsored a Found Poetry Contest during the month of July challenging poets of all ages to think outside the box and create poetry in an untraditional way. Participants in the contest were asked to create poems by cutting and pasting together words from already existing written materials such as newspaper and magazines. The creativity was abundant and in the end four winners were selected. Each winner received a special prize and the honor of having their poem published in the Redmond Reporter. View the winners from Redmond's Found Poetry Contest
Call for 2012-2014 Redmond Poet Laureate
The Redmond Arts Commission is seeking nominations for the next Redmond Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate holds a 2 year term (July 2012 – June 2014) and receives compensation from the City of Redmond. The Poet Laureate will work to develop programs and activities with the goal of putting poetry into the hands of everyday people and building a more literate community.
Deadline to apply is March 1, 2012. Those interested in nominating someone (or self-nominating) should download the application.
2012 Redmond Poet Laureate Application