OPN 2019 LaureateFest

A Gathering of Washington State Poets Laureate, September 21, 2019

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photo left to right: Claudia Castro Luna, Tod Marshall, Elizabeth Austen, Kathleen Flenniken, Sam Green

Photographs by Patrick S. Dixon and Thomas A. Thomas. Video link courtesy of Thurston Community Media. No reproduction without written permission.

Afternoon Panel Discussion

The five Poets Laureate of Washington State with Panel Moderator and OPN Board member Patrick Dixon.

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Evening Readings

OPN Board member Terri Cohlene opened the evening with announcements. ORCA Books sold books throughout the day, and TCTV recorded the evening readings.

OPN Board member Terri Cohlene welcomes the audience and starts the evening session.

OPN Board member Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis introduces each Poet Laureate before their reading.

Olympia Poet Laureate Sady Sparks reads a poem to begin the evening readings.

The five Washington state Poets Laureate receive a standing ovation from the audience after their readings.