Remembering What's Forgotten Poet in Residence - call out

Remembering What’s Forgotten has launched a new poet in residence opportunity for Leeds-based, emerging poets of black and South Asian heritage who wish to explore and centre lived experience narratives of mental ill health and amplify the importance of racial and social justice.

An eight-week residency, supported by a bursary, the role is open to Leeds residents with lived experience, of all genders and ages, from 18+, to produce an original piece of work. 

Find out more about the residency and how to apply at a virtual Information Session on Tuesday 30th July 2024 more here.

A collaboration between Synergi-Leeds, Words of Colour, poet, theatremaker and artistic director Khadijah Ibrahiim and Heritage Corner, the project is funded by the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The Remembering What’s Forgotten poet in residence has been created in response to the over-representation of black and South Asian men detained under the Mental Health Act and as in-patients in psychiatric wards, in Leeds – and nationally.

The poet in residence will be selected by Joy Francis, Remembering What’s Forgotten’s Project Manager and co-founder of the Poets of Colour Incubator for the North of England, and Khadijah Ibrahiim, poet, Artistic Director of Leeds Young Authors and curator of Beyond the Bassline at the British Library (Leeds).

The residency is being supported by Remembering What’s Forgotten project allies New Writing North and Manchester Poetry Library, with support from Touchstone.

The poet in residence will receive a residency induction and have access to a range of narratives, individuals and organisations connected to the Remembering What’s Forgotten programme to inform their work in progress.

Find out more, including how to apply, here.

DEADLINE: Monday 12th August 2024 by 5pm