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</p><p>FYI,</p>
<p>Apply!</p><p>Ching-In<br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Chicago
Summer Residency 2009<br>June 29 - July 26</span></span></font></font></font></strong></p><br><p>The Poetry Center of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago are pleased to announce that they will award a poetry
residency in the heart of Chicago's vibrant downtown. One poet will
be awarded a month-long poetry residency with housing. This residency
is open to poets who have published no more than one book of poetry,
not including self-published work.
</p>
<p>In addition to housing, the Poet will receive a $1,000 stipend.
The Poet is responsible for his/her own travel and meal expenses.
</p>
<p>Accommodations will be provided at The School of the Art
Institute's residency tower, located in the Loop at 162 North State
Street, which is walking distance from Lake Michigan, museums,
including the Art Institute where the poet will receive free
admission, and other attractions. The spacious studio apartment
features a kitchen and private bath.
</p>
<p>For more information and a virtual tour of the studio apartment
click <font color="#000080"><u><a href="http://www.artic.edu/saic/sitetours/virtualtour/root/162_n_state/index.html%20http://www.saic.edu/life/housing/index.html#res_halls/SLC_4638">here</a></u></font></p>
<p><br><br>
</p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000080"><u><a href="http://www.poetrycenter.org/files/summer_residency_application.pdf"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">APPLICATION</span></font></a></u></font></p>
<p><strong>APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST</strong></p>
<p><strong>Submission deadline Friday, May 08, 2009.</strong>
Applications and supporting materials must be received in office by 6
pm on Friday, May 08, 2009.</p>
<p><strong>Please submit:</strong></p>
<ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
cover sheet including your name, address, phone number, email
address and titles of poems submitted </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
resume and a one hundred-word bio </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A<br>personal
statement of no more than 250 words explaining why this<br>residency
will be important to you as a poet, and what you hope to<br>accomplish.
</font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">Four
copies of a packet of no more than five<br>single-sided pages of
poetry (the packet may include five pages<br>comprised of several
poems, or a five-page poem, but must not exceed<br>five pages). DO
NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THESE PACKETS. They will be<br>distributed to a
blind jury. </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
signed and dated application </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
copy of a current passport, driver's license or state ID </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">$20
application fee, check or money order made payable to The Poetry
Center of Chicago. </font></font>
</p>
</li></ol>
<p>Send applications to:<br>The Poetry Center Summer Residency<br>at
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago<br>37 S Wabash Avenue,
Suite 704<br>Chicago IL 60603</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong></p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Applications
sent via fax or e-mail will not be accepted</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Illegible
or incomplete applications will not be considered</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Applications
received after 6 pm Central Time on May 08, 2009 will not be
considered, no exceptions</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li></ul>
<p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Chicago
Summer Residency 2009<br>June 29 - July 26</span></span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p>The Poetry Center of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago are pleased to announce that they will award a poetry
residency in the heart of Chicago's vibrant downtown. One poet will
be awarded a month-long poetry residency with housing. This residency
is open to poets who have published no more than one book of poetry,
not including self-published work.
</p>
<p>In addition to housing, the Poet will receive a $1,000 stipend.
The Poet is responsible for his/her own travel and meal expenses.
</p>
<p>Accommodations will be provided at The School of the Art
Institute's residency tower, located in the Loop at 162 North State
Street, which is walking distance from Lake Michigan, museums,
including the Art Institute where the poet will receive free
admission, and other attractions. The spacious studio apartment
features a kitchen and private bath.
</p>
<p>For more information and a virtual tour of the studio apartment
click <font color="#000080"><u><a href="http://www.artic.edu/saic/sitetours/virtualtour/root/162_n_state/index.html%20http://www.saic.edu/life/housing/index.html#res_halls/SLC_4638">here</a></u></font></p>
<p><br><br>
</p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000080"><u><a href="http://www.poetrycenter.org/files/summer_residency_application.pdf"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">APPLICATION</span></font></a></u></font></p>
<p><strong>APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST</strong></p>
<p><strong>Submission deadline Friday, May 08, 2009.</strong>
Applications and supporting materials must be received in office by 6
pm on Friday, May 08, 2009.</p>
<p><strong>Please submit:</strong></p>
<ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
cover sheet including your name, address, phone number, email
address and titles of poems submitted </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
resume and a one hundred-word bio </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A<br>personal
statement of no more than 250 words explaining why this<br>residency
will be important to you as a poet, and what you hope to<br>accomplish.
</font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">Four
copies of a packet of no more than five<br>single-sided pages of
poetry (the packet may include five pages<br>comprised of several
poems, or a five-page poem, but must not exceed<br>five pages). DO
NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THESE PACKETS. They will be<br>distributed to a
blind jury. </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
signed and dated application </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">A
copy of a current passport, driver's license or state ID </font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p lang="en-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">$20
application fee, check or money order made payable to The Poetry
Center of Chicago. </font></font>
</p>
</li></ol>
<p>Send applications to:<br>The Poetry Center Summer Residency<br>at
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago<br>37 S Wabash Avenue,
Suite 704<br>Chicago IL 60603</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong></p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Applications
sent via fax or e-mail will not be accepted</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Illegible
or incomplete applications will not be considered</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li><li><p><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Applications
received after 6 pm Central Time on May 08, 2009 will not be
considered, no exceptions</span></font></font></strong><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font></font>
</p>
</li></ul>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2009)<br><a href="http://www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp">www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp</a><br><a href="http://www.chinginchen.com">www.chinginchen.com</a><br>