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Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield spotlights youth program and launches Words, Woods and Wellness
Summary
Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate, emceed the governor-hosted poetry evening, read poems and highlighted a youth-focused project called 'Words, Woods, and Wellness' (terrain.org) that offers a $100 honorarium for eligible submissions from Washington poets 21 and younger.
Derek Sheffield, introduced by Governor Ferguson as the state's poet laureate, emceed the evening and read a set of poems that ranged from personal pieces to a poem his daughter had planned to read. Speaking about the event he said, "So this evening was Bob's idea, and it's about a year in the making," framing the program as a year-long collaboration among arts partners.
Sheffield also used the gathering to highlight a youth-facing initiative: the Words, Woods, and Wellness project, open to Washington poets ages 21 and younger. He told attendees the program's submission portal is at terrain.org and that there is "a $100 honorarium for, for your poem," encouraging young poets present to enter.
