The City of Redmond is proud to announce the 2022 Poet Laureate, Laura Da'.
Our new Poet Laureate, a poet and a public-school teacher, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ is the recipient of fellowships from the Native Arts and Culture Foundation, Richard Hugo House, and the Jack Straw Writers Program. She is the author of Tributaries, winner of the American Book Award, and Instruments of the True Measure, winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ is Eastern Shawnee. She lives near Renton with her husband and son.
If you're a bird watcher you'll truly love Da's work of art. If you're not a watcher, close your eyes, listen, and feel their special presence. Your journey is just beginning! -- B. Yoder, 2/8/2022
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ReplyDeleteWe are in Black History Month. How did someone get elected to become
the City's poet laureate? Every City Should have one.
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ReplyDeleteHow do you select a city poet laureate?
Should they have to be living or working in that city.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteReally neat. Does each city in Washington State have a poet laureate?
ReplyDeleteNo. Redmond is an outlier.
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