2013- 2014 POET LAUREATE EVENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE
(OFFICIAL EVENTS DESIGNATED WITH “–PL–”)

 

 

April 1, Richland:  Richland Public Library Reading with poet Debora Greger, marking the 70th Anniversary of the Hanford Site. 6:30 pm. –PL–

April 2, Sammamish:  Calling All Poets, with Michael Dylan Welch. 7:00 pm  –PL–

April 5, Seattle:  Hugo House:  Launch of the Pacific Poetry Project anthology by Ooligan Press:  Alive at the Center.  7:00 pm.

April 6, afternoon, Seattle:  A Tea Party for the Union Gospel Mission. Hope Place, 2:00 – 4:00 pm –PL–

April 8, Seattle:  Seattle First Baptist Church on Capitol Hill.  A reading sponsored by Elliott Bay Books and the Seattle Public Library to celebrate the launch of Caroline Kennedy’s new anthology, Poems to Learn by Heart. 7:00 pm.  Free.  –PL–

April 9, Everett:  A visit to Arch Bishop Murphy HS. Morning. –PL–

April 9, Seattle:  Hugo House:  Pecha Kucha with poets. 7:00 pm  –PL– (Moved to May 21)

April 10, Port Angeles,  Community writing workshop, 3:00 – 5:00.  A Reading for the Friends of the Library. Port Angeles Public Library, 7:00 pm: –PL–

April 11,  Tokeland:  Shoalwater Bay Library workshop for youth. 3:30 pm  –PL–

April 15, Bickleton:  School visits.  Community program in the evening.  –PL–

April 16, Eugene, OR: Eugene Public Library Reading with Oregon Poet Laureate, 7:00 pm Paulann Petersen.  –PL–

April 17, Vancouver, WA:  A visit to the Vancouver School for the Arts.  –PL–

April 18, Oak Harbor:  Friends of the LIbrary Reading. 3:00 pm.  –PL–

April 20, Brockton, MA:  Reading with Sharon Bryan and Martha Collins at the  Brockton Poetry Series at the Fuller Craft Museum.

April 21, Brookline, MA:  Reading with Martha Collins at the Brookline Poetry Series.

April 30, Bellingham:  Northwest Indian College.  –PL–

May 1, Seattle, 7:00 am: Literacy Source breakfast (presenting a poem)–PL—

May 1, Seattle, University of Washington:  Classroom visit to Holly Barker’s Anthropology class to speak about Plume.  1:30.

May 2, 2:00 – 4:00, Mukilteo:  Friends of the Library Tea.  –PL–

May 5, Vashon Island:  Vashon Public Library: Community Writing Workshop, 12:00 – 1:30,  Reading, 2:00 – 3:30 with Alice Derry and Allen Braden. –PL–

May 10 Pacific Beach:  Visit to Pacific Beach Elementary. –PL–

May 11 Pacific Beach:  Reading at Blind Dog Books, 7:00 pm.  –PL–

May 14, evening, Orcas Island:  Artsmith Reading at Darvill’s Bookstore, 6:00 pm.  –PL–

May 16,  Buckley:  Friends of the Library event, 7:00 pm, Glacier Middle School Library.  –PL–

May 20, Seattle:  Poet at your Table  reading and conversation about Plume.

May 21, Hugo House:  Pecha Kucha event, 7:00 pm.  –PL–

May 22, Seattle:  Visit to John Muir Elementary and teacher’s workshop.  –PL–

May 25, Port Angeles:  Ray Carver 75th Birthday Celebration. –PL–

June 3:  Seattle:  Poet at your Table reading and conversation.

June 8:  Gig Harbor Public Library poetry workshop.  Afternoon.  –PL–

June 9, Portland, OR:  Studio Reading Series hosted by Leah Stenson.

June 21-22, Bellingham:  Chuckanut Writer’s Conference.  –PL–

September 16 – 19, Oberline, OH.  Visit to Oberlin College.

September 29, Spokane:  Bedtime Stories, Humanities WA.  –PL–

October 3, Moses Lake:  Hanford:  A Personal History.

October 5, Seattle:  American Society of Civil Engineers 100th Anniversary Banquet.–PL–

October 7 – 11:  Visits to Asotin, Columbia, and Dayton.  –PL–