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Oregon’s Poets Laureate: A Retrospective Exhibit

Drawing from the William Stafford Archives and other poetry collections at Lewis & Clark College Special Collections, this exhibit honors the appointment of Paulann Petersen as State Poet Laureate. The exhibit features manuscripts, books, broadsides, photographs, artifacts, and audio recordings relating to all of Oregon’s Poet Laureates.

In 1923, Edwin Markham was named Oregon’s first Poet Laureate by the State Legislature. Since Markham, the state has bestowed the honor of Poet Laureate on five accomplished writers including Ben Hur Lampman (1951-54), Ethel Romig Fuller (1957-65), William Stafford (1974-89), Lawson Inada (2006-10), and current Laureate Paulann Petersen.

Event details

When: Through May 8, during regular library hours
Where: Watzek Library Atrium
Cost: Free
Contact: For more information, contact Elaine Hirsch, 503-768-7288