Poet Laureate
About the Position
The City of Medford Poet Laureate, acting as the official City poet, will highlight poets, poetry, and literature, particularly working with community members who may traditionally have less access to poetry. Working with the City Administration and the Medford Arts Council, the Poet Laureate will strive to increase access to senior citizens, youth, and non-English speakers across various platforms. The Medford Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term and will receive a $2,000 stipend each year.
Our Current Poet Laureate
Max Heinegg
Max Heinegg is the author of Good Harbor (2022), which won the inaugural Paul Nemser Prize, Going There (2023), and the chapbook Keepers of the House (2025), all on Lily Poetry Review Press.
His poems have appeared in 32 Poems, Thrush, Matter, Nimrod, The Cortland Review, among others.
He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, won the Sidney Lanier poetry prize the Emily Stauffer poetry prize, and been a finalist for the poetry prizes of Crab Creek, Asheville Poetry Review, Twyckenham Notes, Rougarou, and Nazim Hikmet.
He has taught English in the public schools of Medford, MA for 27 years and is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist whose work can be heard on iTunes, Spotify, and Bandcamp. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the great city of Medford.
Connect with him on the web at www.maxheinegg.com
Heinegg's term began July, 2025 and runs until June 30, 2027.
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