The Kensington & Chelsea Poetry Fringe Poetry Commissions
by Kamitan Arts 🖋
Closes: Mon 13th July 2026
Poetry Commissions for RBKC-based grassroots poets from marginalised backgrounds!
x 5 Adults
x 2 Young People
Theme: PEACE
Commission Amount: £250 – Adult & £100 – Young Person
👉🏼 To Apply please e.mail by 6pm on Mon 13th July:
Ka.1@hotmail.co.uk
🪶 Name, age, biog. and contact number
🪶 Ward you reside in (RBKC Only Accepted)
🪶Your Poem on the theme of PEACE (250 words mx 12pt)
🪶 1 other example of your written poetry
🪶 Why being a part of this Poetry Fringe is important to you
🪶 If you have any learning/physical disabilities, or if English is not your first language please let us know
If you are selected you will be given the opportunity to recite your poem at our Fundraiser on Thu 16th July 7-9pm @ the Kensington Central Library Lecture Theatre, alternatively at a set date during the Poetry Trail! 🎤
Your poem will be specially mounted and displayed in one of the venues throughout the ‘Poetry Trail’!
Part of KA’s vision to invest into local marginalised grassroots artists and poets, which is just as important if not more than being ‘inclusive’ or platforming them/us! 🙌🏽
Find out more about K & C Poetry Fringe’s many opportunities: https://www.kamitanarts.com/kandcpoetryfringe/
Thank you very much to @KensingtonandChelseaCouncil for sponsoring this lastmin dot com! And to @rbkclibraries 🫱🏼🫲🏼
EOI for K & C Poetry Fringe’s Poetry Commissions
by @KamitanArts 🖋
Opens: 1st June 2025
Closes: 21st June 2025
x 3 Poetry Commissions for RBKC-based grassroots poets from marginalised backgrounds
Theme: Equity ⚖
Amount: £200*
*or x 2 Young Persons £100 each
👉🏼 For EOI please e.mail:
Ka.1@hotmail.co.uk
🪶 Name, age, biog. and contact number
🪶 Borough you reside in
🪶 How you view yourself as from a marginalised background
🪶 Why being a part of this inaugural Poetry Fringe is important to you
🪶 2 x examples of your written poetry
🪶 If you were to be commissioned for the poem on Equity, what would the first stanza look like?
🪶 If you have any learning/physical disabilities, or if English is not your first language please let us know
If you are selected you will need to write and send in your full poem by the 2nd July 2025
And recite it at one of our live recitations throughout the fest 🎤
Your poem will be specially mounted and displayed in one of the RBKC libraries throughout the ‘Poetry Trail’!
Part of KA’s vision to invest into local marginalised grassroots artists which is just as important as being ‘inclusive’ or highlighting them! 🙌🏽
Sign our ‘Advocacy 4 Equity Campaign‘:
https://www.kamitanarts.com/advocacy-4-equity-campaign/
Find out more about K & C Poetry Fringe‘s many opportunities:
https://www.kamitanarts.com/kandcpoetryfringe
Thank you to RBKC Arts and RBKC Libraries 🫱🏼🫲🏼
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