Poet Laureate committee approves revised mission statement and budget
Poet Laureate Selection Committee approves revised mission and budget. The five-member committee voted unanimously to accept the revised mission statement and annual budget at its February 5 meeting. Committee members Peter Franklin and Sami Lawler were authorized to form a sub-committee to
Poet Laureate Selection Committe · Meeting of February 5, 2026
SWAMPSCOTT — Poet Laureate Selection Committee approves revised mission and budget. The five-member committee voted unanimously to accept the revised mission statement and annual budget at its February 5 meeting. Committee members Peter Franklin and Sami Lawler were authorized to form a sub-committee to finalize edits to the selection process, with results due March 5.
The committee also unanimously approved the chair's proposal to explore CANVA for advertising the program and moved its April meeting from April 2 to April 9 to avoid Passover.
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Source: the Poet Laureate Selection Committe meeting of February 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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