Amy Clampitt Poet Residency Program

About the Open Call

The Amy Clampitt Fund seeks to advance poetry and the literary arts by providing poet Amy Clampitt’s prior residence in Lenox, Massachusetts as a place to foster the study and promotion of poetry, and to serve as a peaceful retreat for a Poet-in-Residence to nurture and cultivate their work. Residencies will be for six months for a single poet, chosen by The Amy Clampitt Committee. The house can accommodate one poet at a time plus family members.

What is Offered

$4,000 monthly stipend and use of the Amy Clampitt House for a 6-month period (January-June 2028).

Requirements

Applicants must be poets, literary scholars, or translators of poetry with professional standing or emerging status. Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident with a verifiable United States social security number; DACA status holders are eligible with authorization.

How to Apply

Apply online through the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation application portal at https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=berkshirescholarship