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Kendal Mountain Festival Names Inaugural Poet Laureate
27 Jun
Summary
- Helen Mort is the first poet laureate for the Kendal Mountain Festival.
- She will organize events and write a poem for the festival.
- Mort will also lead a new poetry competition for local schools.
Poet and novelist Helen Mort has been named the first poet laureate for the Kendal Mountain Festival, an event she cherishes. This role will involve her organizing book festival activities and crafting a poem for the occasion. Mort expressed her excitement, particularly about launching a new poetry competition aimed at schools in north-west England.
This initiative focuses on themes of mountains, nature, and the outdoors. Mort highlighted the importance of such programs, recalling how similar opportunities in her youth significantly shaped her life and career. The festival, running since 1980, is enhancing its literary focus with this new position.
