{"id":5481,"date":"2012-01-19T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2012-01-17T11:16:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T19:16:25","slug":"release-poet-laureate-offers-free-consultation-to-emerging-poets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/01\/19\/release-poet-laureate-offers-free-consultation-to-emerging-poets\/","title":{"rendered":"Release: Poet Laureate Offers Free Consultation to Emerging Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5482\" title=\"600x250_EvelynLau\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/600x250_EvelynLau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\nEvelyn Lau, the City of Vancouver&#8217;s third <em>Poet Laureate<\/em>, invites emerging poets to apply for a free one-to-one manuscript consultation at VPL&#8217;s iconic Central Library.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to meeting with poets &#8211; aspiring or published &#8211; to discuss their submitted work and answer questions about the editing and publishing processes,&#8221; said Ms. Lau. &#8220;I am happy to offer editorial and publication guidance and provide insights into the writing life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Those selected for a consultation are encouraged to bring questions regarding submitting to literary magazines, entering contests, giving readings, putting together a poetry manuscript: in fact anything related to the poet&#8217;s life.<br \/>\nConsultations will be held the first Monday of the month beginning in March at the Central Library and will be held most months during Ms. Lau&#8217;s three-year term as Poet Laureate.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered for a consultation, interested poets must submit the following two requirements in the body of an email to <a href=\"mailto:poetlaureate@vancouver.ca\">poetlaureate@vancouver.ca<\/a>. <strong>Do not submit attachments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div>\u2022 A paragraph of no more than 200 words stating why you would like to meet with the Poet Laureate and what you hope to gain from the consultation.<br \/>\n\u2022 A writing sample of up to three poems.The deadline for applications is<strong> Monday, February 13<\/strong>. Those chosen for a consultation will be contacted directly by VPL staff with the date and time for their 40-minute meeting with the Poet Laureate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>***<br \/>\n<em><strong>Evelyn Lau<\/strong> was born in Vancouver in 1971 and is the author of five volumes of poetry, two works of non-fiction, two short story collections and a novel, with works translated into a dozen languages worldwide. She is currently at work on her sixth poetry collection.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>The Poet Laureate is an honorary position that celebrates literature and poetry in Vancouver. The position is funded by a generous endowment established by Dr. Yosef Wosk.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>More information and a full biography of Ms. Lau can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouververse.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">vancouververse.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evelyn Lau, the City of Vancouver&#8217;s third Poet Laureate, invites emerging poets to apply for a free one-to-one manuscript consultation at VPL&#8217;s iconic Central Library. &#8220;I look forward to meeting with poets &#8211; aspiring or published &#8211; to discuss their submitted work and answer questions about the editing and publishing processes,&#8221; said Ms. Lau. &#8220;I<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/01\/19\/release-poet-laureate-offers-free-consultation-to-emerging-poets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Release: Poet Laureate Offers Free Consultation to Emerging Poets&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1079,1540,5969,1753,214,5547],"class_list":["post-5481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-author","tag-central-library","tag-evelyn-lau","tag-poet","tag-vancouver-2","tag-yosef-wosk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Release: Poet Laureate Offers Free Consultation to Emerging Poets - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/01\/19\/release-poet-laureate-offers-free-consultation-to-emerging-poets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Release: Poet Laureate Offers Free Consultation to Emerging Poets - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Evelyn Lau, the City of Vancouver&#8217;s third Poet Laureate, invites emerging poets to apply for a free one-to-one manuscript consultation at VPL&#8217;s iconic Central Library. &#8220;I look forward to meeting with poets &#8211; 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