Hosting Poetry Express
The heart of the host’s role is inviting people to spend time together for a particular, shared purpose, and setting things up so that their time together can be as nourishing and rewarding as possible.
MHC provides a number of tools and resources to support Poetry Express hosts as they convene workshops, gather an audience, and handle event logistics.
Publicity and Branding
Let your community know you’ve been selected by MHC to host Poetry Express!
Program Description: Poetry Express is a collaborative poetry performance program of the Maine Humanities Council that enables organizations and individuals to bring their community together to share poetry.
Let your community know with an announcement online—on social media, in your e-newsletter, on your website, etc.
Tag us @mainehumanities when using social media so we can help spread the word.
Announcement Example: “We’re happy to announce that (your organization or name) has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to host Poetry Express, their collaborative poetry performance program! This program will explore (program description). We can’t wait to share more about this exciting community poetry event we have in store—stay tuned!“
Please use either the blue or white logo for any additional publicity materials you create.
Surveys
Help us know what’s most useful and supportive
We work closely with coordinators, performers, and poets in order to create every Poetry Express event. There are a lot of moving parts in this program—and it is important to us that the process of working with us and with your community go well! Your reflection on the whole process helps us understand what’s most useful and supportive and what works less well, so that we can keep this program vital.