UK Poet Laureate launches major poetry and museums project at the University of Cambridge

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has invited ten of the best UK poets writing today to take part in an unprecedented series of residencies at the University of Cambridge, supported by Arts Council England. Duffy will launch the project, Thresholds, tonight at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge as part of the University's Festival of Ideas. The launch will also celebrate the new commitment to work in partnership between the University of Cambridge, Arts Council England, Cambridge City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council that aims to enhance the impact of their shared investment in arts, museums and libraries across Cambridge and the County. Further, the Thresholds project demonstrates the quality, ambition and reach of activity to be supported through the University of Cambridge Museums’ Connecting Collections programme