• June 3
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• Seattle

IN PERSON: Laureate Duet Featuring Claudia Castro Luna & Rena Priest (& Friends)

Join a reading and Q+A featuring former Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, current Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest, and others in honor of Claudia Castro Luna’s new book Cipota Under the Moon. This is a free and public event, but space and seating are limited. If you plan to attend, first RSVP […]

• June 2
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• Tacoma

IN PERSON: Reading and Reception with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and reception sponsored by the University of Washington Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Special thanks to the Puyallup Tribe for their generous support of this event. This event is held at William Phillip Hall at UW Tacoma. Rena Priest is the current Washington […]

• June 2
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• Bothell

IN PERSON: Reading and Reception with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading and reception sponsored by the University of Washington Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Special thanks to the Puyallup Tribe for their generous support of this event. This event is held at William Phillip Hall at UW Bothell. Rena Priest is the current Washington […]

• May 10
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• Seattle

IN PERSON: Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington hosts an annual literary and storytelling series. Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft at the beautiful wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House on the UW Seattle campus. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath. Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and […]

• April 20
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• Omak

A Live Reading Celebrating National Poetry Month with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest (Lummi Nation)

In recognition of National Poetry Month (April), the Associated Students of Wenatchee Valley College at Omak (ASWVCO) Red Road Association is hosting an in-person event with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. The event is Wednesday, April 20th from 4-5pm in room 401/402 of Hazel Allen Burnett Hall on the Wenatchee Valley College Omak campus. […]

• June 12

Event with the Washington State Poet Laureate

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 […]

• June 11

ONLINE: STEP in with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading to students and elders of both the US and Canada. STEP (Sharing Time With Elders) Project is a volunteer program inspiring people to bridge the generations through powerful conversations. Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, […]

• June 9

ONLINE: Reading with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join the Seattle Central College community for a visit and reading by Washington State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest. Priest will read new work from an unpublished collection, as well as poems from her first two books. “She brings an unapologetic acumen to some of our most ingrained cultural situations. Her poems, which are not always […]

• May 17

ONLINE: Biophilia in Poetry, Featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for “Biophilia in Poetry,” a talk presented as part of the The Stories We Tell about Nature/The Stories Nature Tells about Us speaker series, sponsored by Lummi Island Heritage Trust. Rena Priest is the current Washington State Poet Laureate. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, she is […]

• May 4

ONLINE: Evergreen Arts Lecture Series featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest

Join Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest for a reading presented as part of The Evergreen State College’s Art Lecture Series. The Art Lecture Series presents a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art issues by artists, writers, activists, and scholars. The ongoing aim is to bring an array of practices from a variety […]