LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Poet Laureate Mary McMillan is accepting applications for Lake County Poet Laureate 2010-2012. Any Lake County resident can apply for the position or nominate someone they think would do a good job. Here is how to apply:
1. Collect up to eight of your original poems (10 pages maximum).
2. Ask another poet to write a letter of recommendation for you.
3. Write a statement describing how you have served Lake County”s literary community in the past, and how you”d like to serve the community as Poet Laureate.
4. If any of your poems have been published, list their titles and the names of the publications and dates they were published.
Send five copies of each of these items in one package to Mary McMillan, P.O. Box 1236, Kelseyville, CA 95451. Send your application before Jan. 15, 2010.
If you don”t want to apply for the position yourself, you may nominate someone. Just send a letter or e-mail with the person”s name, address phone number and a short statement about why you are nominating them. Send this information in an e-mail to Mary McMillan, mtmcmillan@mac.com, or in a letter to the post office box above.
