Poetry on the Salish Sea
Poetry on the Salish Sea and Centrum present to you: The Language of Love, A Valentine’s Day Reading
Poet Melissa O’Neil shares her thoughts on love ahead of a special Valentine’s Day reading by her and 13 other poets.
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Rufina Garay Brings Joy (and food) to Role as Port Townsend's New Poet Laureate
News by Angela Downs Rufina Garay was inaugurated as the 2026 Poet Laureate on January 5. She is Port Townsend's second Poet Laureate and will serve in the civic position for two years. She considers herself “a homegrown poet,” studying locally at Imprint Bookstore workshops with teaching writers
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Ars Poetica in Duas Partes – Centrum reading highlights Copper Canyon legacy
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4000"] On Monday, Dec. 8, Copper Canyon Press's doors were replaced with new ones by Centrum's Jim Guthrie (far right), and parks employees Eli Lederer (left) and Chris Guile (right). Guthrie said the state had the final
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Two men and a look inside: Free event to explore poetry and wellness
Port Townsend poet and mental health counselor Matthew Nienow and Washington state poet laureate Derek Sheffield will have a public conversation about poetry and wellness Thursday. Photos courtesy of the poets Arts news by Diane Urbani de la Paz Poetry is like music. You can step inside it for sweetness
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Poet laureate program, Poets on the Salish Sea are looking forward
Arts News By Diane Urbani de la Paz Does poetry belong at the city council meeting? Should poets be allowed into civic discourse? Yes and yes, Port Townsend officials say. They’re carrying on the fledgling tradition of a city poet laureate, and inviting applications for the 2026–2027 term.
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Empty Bowl Press Brimming with Literary Achievements
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] John Pierce, copublisher of Empty Bowl Press, hosted a reading of their latest release at the Port Townsend Friends Meetinghouse last Saturday, September 14. Photo courtesy of Empty Bowl Press [/caption] By Derek Firenze Local small press Empty Bowl is