Amy Clampitt Poet Residency Program
The Amy Clampitt Poet Residency offers poets, scholars, and translators a six-month creative retreat in Lenox, MA to focus on poetry in Amy Clampitt’s former home.
Funder: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Due Dates: June 15, 2026: Application deadline
Funding Amounts: $4,000/month stipend for 6 months; includes full use of the Amy Clampitt House
Summary: Six-month residency in Lenox, MA for poets, providing time, space, and support to advance their work.
Key Information: Residency is for January–June 2028; notification by October 2026.
Description
The Amy Clampitt Poet Residency Program offers a unique six-month retreat in Lenox, Massachusetts, designed to support poets, literary scholars, or translators of poetry. The residency provides full use of Amy Clampitt’s former home, enabling the resident to focus exclusively on their creative work in a peaceful, rural setting. The program honors Amy Clampitt’s legacy and is intended to foster the creation, study, and promotion of poetry. Residents receive a generous monthly stipend and may be accompanied by family members (up to five people total in the house).
