welcome

Thank you for your interest in the Summer Poet in Residence (SPiR) at the University of Mississippi. The residency supports a poet who desires a quiet, beautiful location in which to further his or her work, and it lasts four weeks, from June 15 to July 15.

-Beth Ann Fennelly, Director

history

In the summer of 1999, I was awarded a Summer Residency from the University of Arizona Poetry Center and I lived for a month in the charming "poet's house" on the UA campus. In the years since, I've reflected on what a special opportunity that was. Here at the University of Mississippi, we've been able to establish a similar residency in the hopes that other writers could receive similar nourishment and support. The residency is neither limited to emerging or established poets; applicants may be at any stage in their careers.