The poet in residence will be commissioned to produce an original piece of work informed and inspired by the narratives collected for the Remembering What’s Forgotten project.

As part of the residency, the poet will receive:

a £2,500 bursary as funded time, space and travel to develop their work
a Creative Entrepreneurship masterclass with Words of Colour
access to studio space (courtesy of Khadijah Ibrahiim)
career signposting and advice from New Writing North
workshops and talks at Manchester Poetry Library
an opportunity to discuss their work in progress at the Remembering What’s Forgotten preview event at Leeds Playhouse on Monday 23rd September 2024.

The final commissioned piece will be featured as a legacy poem on the official Remembering What’s Forgotten digital exhibition platform at the end of October 2024.

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

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.

Find out more here. 

Deadline: 5pm, Monday 12 August 2024