In conjunction with National Poetry Month, poet Rena Priest has been appointed Washington State Poet Laureate by Governor Jay Inslee. A member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, Priest will be the first Indigenous poet to be the state’s Poet Laureate. Priest’s literary debut, Patriarchy Blues, was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and her most recent work is Sublime Subliminal. The two-year term officially begins April 15, 2021. She will succeed Claudia Castro Luna, the current poet laureate.
Call for Art | RFQ | Clark College’s Boschma Farms Campus
Clark College and ArtsWA are seeking an individual artist or artist team to design and create a unique artwork for the Advanced Manufacturing Building on Clark College’s new Boschma Farms Campus. Closing: March 6.