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March 24, 2021

Tacoma Poet Laureate

The Tacoma Arts Commission has selected Lydia Valentine as Tacoma's 2021-2023 Poet Laureate. Over the next two years, Valentine will participate in and host public poetry readings, workshops and other community events to advance the literary arts in Tacoma. As a wrap-up to National Poetry Month, 2019-2021 Tacoma Poet Laureate Abby Murray and the Tacoma Arts Commission will host Pass the Torch, a virtual poetry event at which Valentine will officially be awarded the title. The free, public event will be held Thursday, April 22, from 6:00-7:15 pm on TV Tacoma, livestreamed on the city's Facebook page, and on Zoom. Valentine is a playwright and poet, director and dramaturg, editor and educator. Her first poetry collection, Brief Black Candles, was published in November 2020. Valentine is a faculty member of Northwest Indian College and Seattle Girls' School.




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