Skagit River Poetry Foundation

09/01/2026

Congratulations!

08/26/2026

The Skagit River Poetry Festival is only two months away! Three days to think, listen, and create, in community with fellow poets and poetry lovers. Tickets and information available at skagitriverpoetry.org

Skagit River Poetry Festival
October 22nd - 24th, 2026
La Conner, WA

08/18/2026

📣Write. Recite. Or Both! ArtsWA Poetry Programs support schools and students in grades 9-12. Students engage with language at its most concise, developing their use of the creative forms of poetry to express complex ideas and feelings.

Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Competition
Poetry Forward: Washington Original Writing Competition

📆 Registration for All Programs Opens: August 24, 2026
👉🏽Learn more: https://www.arts.wa.gov/poetry-out-loud/

ID: 2026 Washington State Poetry Out Loud Champion, Jade Terriss Talamo. Image by Pavel Verbovski. Poetry Pulse logo.

Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest National Endowment for the Arts

08/18/2026

Introducing Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington Youth      art of the work of being the poet laureate of Washington State includes creating a project. When I considered what mine should be, I knew I wanted to engage our young people. As a father of daughters and a teacher of students...

08/07/2026

Congratulations!

UW alumni and renowned poets Derek Sheffield and Erin Malone have been recognized for their work in poetry.