<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451" dir="ltr">Heights Arts has begun the process of selecting the Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate who will serve from April 2018 to March 2020. The term of Christine Howey, the current Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate, will end on March 31, 2018.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451" dir="ltr">Poets across the Northeast Ohio region are encouraged to apply. Candidates are not required to live in Cleveland Heights, but must demonstrate a strong connection to the city.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507940739439_3451" dir="ltr">Applications will be accepted at the Heights Arts website (www.heightsarts.org) from mid-October 2017 to December 31, 2017. Detailed information about the responsibilities of the Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate are available on the Heights Arts website. The HeightsWrites committee of Heights Arts will review applications and conduct interviews in January and February. A final selection will be made by March 2018.</div></div></body></html>