Are you a poet with a passion for using creativity to inspire and engage others? Do you believe in the power of words to transform communities and spark imagination? If so, we have an extraordinary opportunity for you to become part of a unique and impactful project that blends poetry, football and literacy.
A Poem for your Club is an exciting new collaboration between the National Literacy Trust and five football clubs which will provide an opportunity for fans from across generations and from different communities to come together to tell their stories and have them recognised and celebrated through poetry.
The National Literacy Trust is seeking to commission five published poets with group facilitation experience to each take up a “mini-residency” at five football clubs including Portsmouth Football Club.
Working with Pompey in the Community, the poet will create a poem for the club and local area through collaboation with local community groups. This poem will be the club’s official poem and will be shared widely by the club and the National Literacy Trust, such as within matchday programmes, on websites and socials, and in the press.
The commitment will be roughly six in-person morning or afternoon sessions as well as independent time to prepare for workshops and write the final poem. This project will take place between January and July 2025.
The chosen poet will work in partnership with the National Literacy Trust and the club to deliver purposeful poetry workshops as well as other events.
How to get involved
If you are a poet and would like to find out more detail on how to get involved, please click on one of the links below to find a callout for the specific club you would like to work with.
Deadline for applications is Friday 17 January (or earlier if a candidate is found).
For the full details and how to apply click here.
For more information about the project: https://literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/sport-and-literacy/a-poem-for-your-club/
