November 4, 2021, 3:30 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
North Sound ACH
Online Poet Laureate Event
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November 4, 2021, 11:00 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Port of Seattle / Sea-Tac Airport
Where:
Seattle Tacoma International Airport
17801 International Blvd
Seattle,
WA
98158
United States
Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest as she builds awareness and appreciation of poetry, including the state’s legacy of poetry, through public readings, workshops, lectures, and presentations across the state.
Priest, a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal. She has also received the Allied Arts Foundation 2020 Professional Poets Award, and residency fellowships from Hawthornden Castle, Hedgebrook, and Mineral School. She is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2019 Jack Straw Writer. Priest’s work can be found in Poetry Northwest, Pontoon Poetry, Verse Daily, Poem-a-Day at Poets.org, and elsewhere. She has taught at Western Washington University and Northwest Indian College. Priest holds a BA in English from Western Washington University and an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.
The poet laureate 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.
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October 28, 2021, 6:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Seattle Central College
Online Poet Laureate Event
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October 24, 2021, 4:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
The Cutter Theatre
Where:
CREATE Community Center for the Arts
900 W 4th St
Newport,
WA
99156
United States
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October 24, 2021, 10:00 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
The Cutter Theatre
Where:
Usk Community Hall
2442 Black Rd
Usk,
WA
99180
United States
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October 23, 2021, 6:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
The Cutter Theatre
Where:
The Cutter Theatre
302 Park St
Metaline Falls,
WA
99153
United States
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October 17, 2021, 8:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Lit Crawl Seattle
Where:
Lit Crawl Seattle
2127 2nd Ave #308
Seattle,
WA
98121
United States
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October 15, 2021, 7:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Village Books
Online Poet Laureate Event
Group Reading from The Madrona Project vol. 2 featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest and editor Holly J. Hughes, as well as other contributors
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October 6, 2021, 8:30 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
WA Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Online Poet Laureate Event
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October 2, 2021, 3:30 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Native Pathways Program Evergreen State College
Where:
Evergreen Longhouse
2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW
Olympia,
WA
98505
United States
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September 12, 2021, 3:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Empty Bowl Press
Where:
Daybreak Star Cultural Center
5011 Bernie Whitebear Way
Seattle,
WA
98199
United States
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September 10, 2021, 7:00 pm
Poet Laureate Presentation
Host:
Southwest Washington Writers Conference
Where:
Toledo Community Library
241 Cowlitz St
Toledo,
WA
98591
United States
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August 9, 2021, 3:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Lopez Island Library
Where:
Lopez Island Library
2225 Fisherman Bay Rd
Lopez Island,
WA
98261
United States
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August 8, 2021, 1:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Lopez Island Family Resource Center
Where:
Lopez Community Center for the Arts
204 Village Rd
Lopez Island,
WA
98261
United States
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July 21, 2021, 11:00 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Wash. Talking Book & Braille Library
Online Poet Laureate Event
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July 14, 2021, 6:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Empty Bowl Press
Where:
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
124 Center Rd
Chimacum,
WA
98325
United States
Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest will join a reading from the recently released Madrona Project#2: Keep a Green Bough: Voices from the Heart of Cascadia.
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June 27, 2021, 12:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Orca Network
Online Poet Laureate Event
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June 25, 2021, 11:30 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Native Action Network
Online Poet Laureate Event
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June 24, 2021, 6:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Endangered Species Coalition
Online Poet Laureate Event
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June 19, 2021, 7:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Lummi Island Library
Online Poet Laureate Event
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June 13, 2021, 11:00 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Voices of the River
Where:
People’s Park Parking Lot
2834 W Clarke Ave
Spokane,
WA
99201
United States
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June 10, 2021, 4:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Salish Sea Institute at Western Washington University
Online Poet Laureate Event
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June 5, 2021, 6:00 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
U of Washington Information School
Online Poet Laureate Event
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May 21, 2021, 11:30 am
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
Yakima Valley College Diversity Series
Online Poet Laureate Event
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May 6, 2021, 6:30 pm
Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate
Host:
The Seattle Public Library
Online Poet Laureate Event
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