• November 28, 2017

Claudia Castro Luna named 2018-2020 Washington State Poet Laureate (Spanish)

• November 28, 2017

Claudia Castro Luna named 2018-2020 Washington State Poet Laureate (English)

• May 22, 2017

Bestselling author Jess Walter and philanthropist Martha Kongsgaard to receive Humanities Washington Award

• May 16, 2017

Applications now being accepted for 2018-2020 poet laureate position

• March 28, 2017

Washington State poet laureate announces tour and new book for National Poetry Month

The book, WA 129, features poems by professional writers as well as amateur poets, and includes work by nationally acclaimed Washington State writers Sherman Alexie, Tom Robbins, and Tess Gallagher.