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| Review: 鈥楴orthwest Know-How: Beaches鈥 by Rena Priest | Nature lovers and poetry enthusiasts have a couple of chances to meet a local treasure, Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. Priest will be speaking about her latest book, 鈥淣orthwest Know-How: Beaches鈥 from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, June 10 at 鈥 |
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| Word Power: Rena Priest helps kick off National Poetry Month | In her poem 鈥淒affodils,鈥 Bellingham resident Rena Priest tackles heady topics such as genocide, oppression and the complexity of being an Indigenous poet who is expected to write about Indigenous subject matter. In the same work, the first Native American to be appointed as Washington State Poet鈥 |
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| Washington names first Indigenous state poet laureate | On the first day of National Poetry Month, Washington state鈥檚 new poet laureate has been announced: Bellingham resident Rena Priest, whose debut poetry collection 鈥淧atriarchy Blues鈥 won an American Book Award in 2018. Priest, a member of the Lhaq鈥檛emish (Lummi) Nation, is the first鈥 |