Event Description

This special Olympia Poetry Network event features three poets laureate: Rena Priest, the current Washington State Poet Laureate, Ashly Mcbunch, Olympia‘s poet laureate, and Lacey‘s poet laureate, Cynthia Pratt. The reading, co-sponsored by Humanities Washington, the Washington State Arts Commission, and Saint Martin‘s University, will take place in Harned Hall, Room 110. This live-only event will begin at 5:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m.

*An interactive map of Saint Martin‘s campus can be found at https://stmartin.university-tour.com/map.php.

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.