WWU Libraries to Host Local Poetry Event on April 20

Western Washington University Libraries is hosting a special event featuring local poetry as part of National Poetry Month at 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, in Wilson Library Special Collections.

 The “Local Poetry” event, which is free and open to the public, will feature brief presentations and readings by more than 12 local poets and project leaders, who will share information about local poetry reading series, venues, publications, publishers, conferences and more.

Partners and presenters include; Dobbie Norris from poetrynight of the Whatcom Poetry Series; Elspeth Jensen from Jeopardy Magazine; Carla Shafer from Chuckanut Sandstone Writers; Liz Vignali from Kitchen Session Bellingham; Tamar Clarke from Teen Services and Whatcom County Library; Sylvia Tag from PoetryChat through Western Libraries; Dayna Patterson from the Bellingham Review; Luther Allen from Speakeasy and Noisy Water, Allen Frost from Be Good Rain, Anita Boyle from Egress Studio Press, and Chuck Luckmann from Flying Trout Press and the Skagit poetry festival.

Local Poetry is being offered as part of the Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers, a division of Western Libraries, which are quarterly events featuring presenters who are authorities in their respective fields and who used Heritage Resources collections significantly in their research. This particular event is part of an initiative to build on Western Libraries Special Collections of poetry from local artists, presses, and publishers, which include the work of many Local Poetry contributors.