March 3, 2023, 7:00 pm

Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza featuring the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Ellensburg Poet Laureate Program

Where:
Gallery One
408 N Pearl St Ellensburg, WA 98926 United States

The Ellensburg Poet Laureate program presents Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. “A Crown of Sonnets” and other original poetry will be performed by Katherine Camarata, Sarita Dasgupta, Nan Doolittle, Cory Eberhart, Marie Marchand, Katharine Whitcomb, and Maya Jewell Zeller. There will be additional readings by Xavier Cavazos, Jampa Dorje, and Joanna Thomas.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

March 3, 2023, 7:00 pm

Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza featuring the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Ellensburg Poet Laureate Program

Where:
Gallery One
408 N Pearl St Ellensburg, WA 98926 United States

The Ellensburg Poet Laureate program presents Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. “A Crown of Sonnets” and other original poetry will be performed by Katherine Camarata, Sarita Dasgupta, Nan Doolittle, Cory Eberhart, Marie Marchand, Katharine Whitcomb, and Maya Jewell Zeller. There will be additional readings by Xavier Cavazos, Jampa Dorje, and Joanna Thomas.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

March 3, 2023, 7:00 pm

Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza featuring the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Ellensburg Poet Laureate Program

Where:
Gallery One
408 N Pearl St Ellensburg, WA 98926 United States

The Ellensburg Poet Laureate program presents Women’s History Month Poetry Extravaganza, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. “A Crown of Sonnets” and other original poetry will be performed by Katherine Camarata, Sarita Dasgupta, Nan Doolittle, Cory Eberhart, Marie Marchand, Katharine Whitcomb, and Maya Jewell Zeller. There will be additional readings by Xavier Cavazos, Jampa Dorje, and Joanna Thomas.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

March 1, 2023, 6:30 pm

RESCHEDULED: IN PERSON: Reading with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
Friends of Winthrop Library

Where:
Winthrop Public Library
112 Norfolk Rd Winthrop, WA 98862 United States

This event has been cancelled for November 2022 and is in the process of being rescheduled for March 2023.We apologize for the inconvenience.

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a poetry reading presented by Friends of Winthrop Public Library in the Community Room. Reserve your spot for this free in-person reading here.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

February 2, 2023, 4:00 pm

IN PERSON: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest at Museum of Northwest Art

Host:
Museum of Northwest Art

Where:
Museum of Northwest Art
121 1st St La Conner, WA 98257 United States

Join MoNA for an event with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Preist before the closing of an important art exhibition, “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters,” on view from October 22, 2022 to February 5, 2023.

To attend this in-person event, you must first RSVP using the form here. You will need to scroll down to locate the RSVP form.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

February 2, 2023, 4:00 pm

IN PERSON: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest at Museum of Northwest Art

Host:
Museum of Northwest Art

Where:
Museum of Northwest Art
121 1st St La Conner, WA 98257 United States

Join MoNA for an event with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Preist before the closing of an important art exhibition, “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters,” on view from October 22, 2022 to February 5, 2023.

To attend this in-person event, you must first RSVP using the form here. You will need to scroll down to locate the RSVP form.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 29, 2023, 4:00 pm

Writers Corner Anthology Reading featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
The Writers Corner Anthology

Where:
Village Books in Fairhaven
1200 11th St Bellingham, WA 98225 United States

Join us for the fourth installment of the Writers Corner Anthology, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. This is a snapshot of some of the best work being written by authors associated with Village Books.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 29, 2023, 4:00 pm

Writers Corner Anthology Reading featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
The Writers Corner Anthology

Where:
Village Books in Fairhaven
1200 11th St Bellingham, WA 98225 United States

Join us for the fourth installment of the Writers Corner Anthology, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. This is a snapshot of some of the best work being written by authors associated with Village Books.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 29, 2023, 4:00 pm

Writers Corner Anthology Reading featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
The Writers Corner Anthology

Where:
Village Books in Fairhaven
1200 11th St Bellingham, WA 98225 United States

Join us for the fourth installment of the Writers Corner Anthology, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. This is a snapshot of some of the best work being written by authors associated with Village Books.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 29, 2023, 4:00 pm

Writers Corner Anthology Reading featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
The Writers Corner Anthology

Where:
Village Books in Fairhaven
1200 11th St Bellingham, WA 98225 United States

Join us for the fourth installment of the Writers Corner Anthology, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. This is a snapshot of some of the best work being written by authors associated with Village Books.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 17, 2023, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry & Conversation

Host:
Washington Center for the Book, s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

Where:
s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome
2800 Dogtooth Ln NW Olympia, WA 98505 United States

To attend this event IN-PERSON, click here to reserve a free ticket.

To attend this event ONLINE, click here to reserve a free ticket.

Join us on January 17 at the Evergreen Longhouse for an evening of poetry and conversation with four Indigenous Washington poets. Laura Da’ (Eastern Shawnee), Rena Priest (Lummi, current Washington State Poet Laureate), Cedar Sigo (Suquamish), and Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) will read selections from their work and speak about poetry and the world through an Indigenous lens.

Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation is a presentation of the Washington Center for the Book, s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

The event is free and open to the public.

Participants:
Laura Da’
Tribal affiliation: Eastern Shawnee
Laura Da’ is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Eastern Shawnee. Her first book, Tributaries, was published by the University of Arizona Press and won a 2016 American Book Award. Da’ has held residencies at the Richard Hugo House, Tin House, and Jack Straw. Her newest book, Instruments of the True Measure, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ lives near Seattle with her husband and son. Website: http://www.laurada.com/

Rena Priest
Tribal affiliation: Lhaq’temish (Lummi)
Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. Her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her most recent book, Northwest Know-How: Beaches, includes poems, retellings of legends, and fun descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in Washington and
Oregon. Priest’s nonfiction has appeared in High Country News, YES! Magazine, Seattle Met, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Website: https://www.renapriest.com/

Cedar Sigo
Tribal affiliation: Suquamish
Poet Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish reservation near Seattle, Washington, and home schooled from the eighth grade onward. In 1995 he was awarded a scholarship to study writing and poetics at the Naropa Institute, where he studied with poets Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger, among others. Sigo has given poetry readings at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, P.S. One Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Poetry Center, San Francisco Art Institute, and Beyond Baroque. He has collaborated with visual artists including Colter Jacobsen, Frank Haines, Cecilia Dougherty, and Will Yackulic. He is currently a mentor in the MFA program at Institute of American Indian Arts. He lived in San Francisco for many years and now lives in Lofall, Washington. Website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/cedar-sigo

Arianne True
Tribal affiliation: Choctaw, Chickasaw
Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, and Artist Trust, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence. Website: https://www.ariannetrue.com/

Linley Logan (host)
Linley is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, curator, arts program manager, cultural arts consultant, and designer. Linley is an award-winning artist, he has a 35-year history of exhibiting his work including internationally, and he has curated contemporary indigenous international art exhibits. He has attended by invitation, six International Indigenous Visual Arts Gatherings. Linley has provided consultation to numerous arts organizations and art events. He has served on numerous local state, regional, and art organization boards, including serving as a past Washington State Arts Commissioner. Website: https://my.getjealous.com/linleyblogan

Registration for this event is closed

January 17, 2023, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry & Conversation

Host:
Washington Center for the Book, s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

Where:
s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome
2800 Dogtooth Ln NW Olympia, WA 98505 United States

To attend this event IN-PERSON, click here to reserve a free ticket.

To attend this event ONLINE, click here to reserve a free ticket.

Join us on January 17 at the Evergreen Longhouse for an evening of poetry and conversation with four Indigenous Washington poets. Laura Da’ (Eastern Shawnee), Rena Priest (Lummi, current Washington State Poet Laureate), Cedar Sigo (Suquamish), and Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) will read selections from their work and speak about poetry and the world through an Indigenous lens.

Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation is a presentation of the Washington Center for the Book, s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

The event is free and open to the public.

Participants:
Laura Da’
Tribal affiliation: Eastern Shawnee
Laura Da’ is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Eastern Shawnee. Her first book, Tributaries, was published by the University of Arizona Press and won a 2016 American Book Award. Da’ has held residencies at the Richard Hugo House, Tin House, and Jack Straw. Her newest book, Instruments of the True Measure, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ lives near Seattle with her husband and son. Website: http://www.laurada.com/

Rena Priest
Tribal affiliation: Lhaq’temish (Lummi)
Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. Her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her most recent book, Northwest Know-How: Beaches, includes poems, retellings of legends, and fun descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in Washington and
Oregon. Priest’s nonfiction has appeared in High Country News, YES! Magazine, Seattle Met, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Website: https://www.renapriest.com/

Cedar Sigo
Tribal affiliation: Suquamish
Poet Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish reservation near Seattle, Washington, and home schooled from the eighth grade onward. In 1995 he was awarded a scholarship to study writing and poetics at the Naropa Institute, where he studied with poets Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger, among others. Sigo has given poetry readings at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, P.S. One Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Poetry Center, San Francisco Art Institute, and Beyond Baroque. He has collaborated with visual artists including Colter Jacobsen, Frank Haines, Cecilia Dougherty, and Will Yackulic. He is currently a mentor in the MFA program at Institute of American Indian Arts. He lived in San Francisco for many years and now lives in Lofall, Washington. Website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/cedar-sigo

Arianne True
Tribal affiliation: Choctaw, Chickasaw
Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, and Artist Trust, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence. Website: https://www.ariannetrue.com/

Linley Logan (host)
Linley is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, curator, arts program manager, cultural arts consultant, and designer. Linley is an award-winning artist, he has a 35-year history of exhibiting his work including internationally, and he has curated contemporary indigenous international art exhibits. He has attended by invitation, six International Indigenous Visual Arts Gatherings. Linley has provided consultation to numerous arts organizations and art events. He has served on numerous local state, regional, and art organization boards, including serving as a past Washington State Arts Commissioner. Website: https://my.getjealous.com/linleyblogan

Registration for this event is closed

January 17, 2023, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry & Conversation

Host:
Washington Center for the Book, s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

Where:
s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome
2800 Dogtooth Ln NW Olympia, WA 98505 United States

To attend this event IN-PERSON, click here to reserve a free ticket.

To attend this event ONLINE, click here to reserve a free ticket.

Join us on January 17 at the Evergreen Longhouse for an evening of poetry and conversation with four Indigenous Washington poets. Laura Da’ (Eastern Shawnee), Rena Priest (Lummi, current Washington State Poet Laureate), Cedar Sigo (Suquamish), and Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) will read selections from their work and speak about poetry and the world through an Indigenous lens.

Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation is a presentation of the Washington Center for the Book, s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

The event is free and open to the public.

Participants:
Laura Da’
Tribal affiliation: Eastern Shawnee
Laura Da’ is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Eastern Shawnee. Her first book, Tributaries, was published by the University of Arizona Press and won a 2016 American Book Award. Da’ has held residencies at the Richard Hugo House, Tin House, and Jack Straw. Her newest book, Instruments of the True Measure, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ lives near Seattle with her husband and son. Website: http://www.laurada.com/

Rena Priest
Tribal affiliation: Lhaq’temish (Lummi)
Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. Her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her most recent book, Northwest Know-How: Beaches, includes poems, retellings of legends, and fun descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in Washington and
Oregon. Priest’s nonfiction has appeared in High Country News, YES! Magazine, Seattle Met, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Website: https://www.renapriest.com/

Cedar Sigo
Tribal affiliation: Suquamish
Poet Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish reservation near Seattle, Washington, and home schooled from the eighth grade onward. In 1995 he was awarded a scholarship to study writing and poetics at the Naropa Institute, where he studied with poets Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger, among others. Sigo has given poetry readings at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, P.S. One Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Poetry Center, San Francisco Art Institute, and Beyond Baroque. He has collaborated with visual artists including Colter Jacobsen, Frank Haines, Cecilia Dougherty, and Will Yackulic. He is currently a mentor in the MFA program at Institute of American Indian Arts. He lived in San Francisco for many years and now lives in Lofall, Washington. Website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/cedar-sigo

Arianne True
Tribal affiliation: Choctaw, Chickasaw
Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, and Artist Trust, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence. Website: https://www.ariannetrue.com/

Linley Logan (host)
Linley is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, curator, arts program manager, cultural arts consultant, and designer. Linley is an award-winning artist, he has a 35-year history of exhibiting his work including internationally, and he has curated contemporary indigenous international art exhibits. He has attended by invitation, six International Indigenous Visual Arts Gatherings. Linley has provided consultation to numerous arts organizations and art events. He has served on numerous local state, regional, and art organization boards, including serving as a past Washington State Arts Commissioner. Website: https://my.getjealous.com/linleyblogan

Registration for this event is closed

January 17, 2023, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry & Conversation

Host:
Washington Center for the Book, s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

Where:
s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome
2800 Dogtooth Ln NW Olympia, WA 98505 United States

To attend this event IN-PERSON, click here to reserve a free ticket.

To attend this event ONLINE, click here to reserve a free ticket.

Join us on January 17 at the Evergreen Longhouse for an evening of poetry and conversation with four Indigenous Washington poets. Laura Da’ (Eastern Shawnee), Rena Priest (Lummi, current Washington State Poet Laureate), Cedar Sigo (Suquamish), and Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) will read selections from their work and speak about poetry and the world through an Indigenous lens.

Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation is a presentation of the Washington Center for the Book, s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

The event is free and open to the public.

Participants:
Laura Da’
Tribal affiliation: Eastern Shawnee
Laura Da’ is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Eastern Shawnee. Her first book, Tributaries, was published by the University of Arizona Press and won a 2016 American Book Award. Da’ has held residencies at the Richard Hugo House, Tin House, and Jack Straw. Her newest book, Instruments of the True Measure, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ lives near Seattle with her husband and son. Website: http://www.laurada.com/

Rena Priest
Tribal affiliation: Lhaq’temish (Lummi)
Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. Her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her most recent book, Northwest Know-How: Beaches, includes poems, retellings of legends, and fun descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in Washington and
Oregon. Priest’s nonfiction has appeared in High Country News, YES! Magazine, Seattle Met, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Website: https://www.renapriest.com/

Cedar Sigo
Tribal affiliation: Suquamish
Poet Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish reservation near Seattle, Washington, and home schooled from the eighth grade onward. In 1995 he was awarded a scholarship to study writing and poetics at the Naropa Institute, where he studied with poets Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger, among others. Sigo has given poetry readings at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, P.S. One Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Poetry Center, San Francisco Art Institute, and Beyond Baroque. He has collaborated with visual artists including Colter Jacobsen, Frank Haines, Cecilia Dougherty, and Will Yackulic. He is currently a mentor in the MFA program at Institute of American Indian Arts. He lived in San Francisco for many years and now lives in Lofall, Washington. Website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/cedar-sigo

Arianne True
Tribal affiliation: Choctaw, Chickasaw
Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, and Artist Trust, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence. Website: https://www.ariannetrue.com/

Linley Logan (host)
Linley is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, curator, arts program manager, cultural arts consultant, and designer. Linley is an award-winning artist, he has a 35-year history of exhibiting his work including internationally, and he has curated contemporary indigenous international art exhibits. He has attended by invitation, six International Indigenous Visual Arts Gatherings. Linley has provided consultation to numerous arts organizations and art events. He has served on numerous local state, regional, and art organization boards, including serving as a past Washington State Arts Commissioner. Website: https://my.getjealous.com/linleyblogan

Registration for this event is closed

January 12, 2023, 1:00 pm

Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Stanwood Camano AAUW
Online Poet Laureate Event

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 12, 2023, 1:00 pm

Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Stanwood Camano AAUW
Online Poet Laureate Event

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 8, 2023, 1:00 pm

A Celebration of Poetry with the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Clark County Arts Commission

Where:
Magenta Theater
1108 Main St Vancouver, WA 98660 United States

Please join us for a celebration of poetry, honoring poets who have engaged, delighted, and inspired C-Tran bus riders with poems on buses since 2016. Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest will be guest of honor and former Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan (2018-20) will “pass the pen” to current Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino (2021-24). The afternoon event will include readings from Poetry Moves poets from its past five seasons, as well as interpretive dance and music.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 8, 2023, 1:00 pm

A Celebration of Poetry with the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Clark County Arts Commission

Where:
Magenta Theater
1108 Main St Vancouver, WA 98660 United States

Please join us for a celebration of poetry, honoring poets who have engaged, delighted, and inspired C-Tran bus riders with poems on buses since 2016. Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest will be guest of honor and former Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan (2018-20) will “pass the pen” to current Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino (2021-24). The afternoon event will include readings from Poetry Moves poets from its past five seasons, as well as interpretive dance and music.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

January 8, 2023, 1:00 pm

A Celebration of Poetry with the Washington State Poet Laureate

Host:
Clark County Arts Commission

Where:
Magenta Theater
1108 Main St Vancouver, WA 98660 United States

Please join us for a celebration of poetry, honoring poets who have engaged, delighted, and inspired C-Tran bus riders with poems on buses since 2016. Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest will be guest of honor and former Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan (2018-20) will “pass the pen” to current Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino (2021-24). The afternoon event will include readings from Poetry Moves poets from its past five seasons, as well as interpretive dance and music.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

December 7, 2022, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest Reading & Open Mic for Duvall Poetry

Host:
Duvall Poetry

Where:
La Pasadita
15904 Main St NE Duvall, WA 98109 United States

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and open mic, sponsored by Duvall Poetry. This is a hybrid event. If you wish to join this event virtually, click here to open the Zoom link.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

December 7, 2022, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest Reading & Open Mic for Duvall Poetry

Host:
Duvall Poetry

Where:
La Pasadita
15904 Main St NE Duvall, WA 98109 United States

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and open mic, sponsored by Duvall Poetry. This is a hybrid event. If you wish to join this event virtually, click here to open the Zoom link.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

December 7, 2022, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest Reading & Open Mic for Duvall Poetry

Host:
Duvall Poetry

Where:
La Pasadita
15904 Main St NE Duvall, WA 98109 United States

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and open mic, sponsored by Duvall Poetry. This is a hybrid event. If you wish to join this event virtually, click here to open the Zoom link.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

December 7, 2022, 7:00 pm

HYBRID: Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest Reading & Open Mic for Duvall Poetry

Host:
Duvall Poetry

Where:
La Pasadita
15904 Main St NE Duvall, WA 98109 United States

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and open mic, sponsored by Duvall Poetry. This is a hybrid event. If you wish to join this event virtually, click here to open the Zoom link.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

November 26, 2022, 7:00 pm

The Madrona Project Reading series: Live Poetry at Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse

Where:
Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse
520 Commercial Ave Anacortes, WA 98221 United States

Join us for a poetry reading by Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest of the Lummi tribe, and Richard Walker of the Yaqui Nation. Richard will be accompanied by Peter Ali, Native American Flutist.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed

November 26, 2022, 7:00 pm

The Madrona Project Reading series: Live Poetry at Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Host:
Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse

Where:
Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse
520 Commercial Ave Anacortes, WA 98221 United States

Join us for a poetry reading by Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest of the Lummi tribe, and Richard Walker of the Yaqui Nation. Richard will be accompanied by Peter Ali, Native American Flutist.

Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal.

The Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Governor Jay Inslee. See the full website of the Poet Laureate here.

Poet Laureate events are produced by the hosting organization.

Registration for this event is closed