Commission sets timeline for selecting 2026–2028 poet laureate
Staff told commissioners that five nominations were received for the 2026–2028 poet laureate; evaluators will receive digitized nomination packets and scoring spreadsheets, and the top-scoring nominee will be presented to city council on either May 18 or June 1.
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Commission staff reported that nominations for the 2026–2028 poet laureate were collected, scanned and organized into digital packets for evaluators. Commissioners were told that evaluators will be given a spreadsheet to score each candidate and return their individual scores to staff, who will average the results to determine the top-scoring nominee.
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