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Poetry on the road: Day 5, Colville

On October 20, 2014 By Elizabeth AustenLeave a comment

I spent the day at the Colville branch of the Community Colleges of Spokane. Notice the big screen at the back? That's an Interactive Television system - it lets students from three different counties participate real-time in classes. Cool, huh? — I spent the day at the Colville branch of the Community Colleges of Spokane. Notice the big screen at the back? That’s an Interactive Television system – it lets students from three different counties participate real-time in classes. Cool, huh?

Rena Priest

About Rena

Rena Priest is serving as the poet laureate from 2021-2023.

Priest’s literary debut, Patriarchy Blues, was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and her most recent work is Sublime Subliminal. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is the first Indigenous poet to assume the role. She succeeds poets Claudia Castro Luna (2018-2021), Tod Marshall (2016-2018), Elizabeth Austen (2014-2016), Kathleen Flenniken (2012–2014), and Sam Green (2007–2009).

Photo credit: Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times.