Poetry in Public: Places of Landing

Poetry in Public brings communities together through the written word, celebrating local voices by featuring poems written by King County residents in shared spaces.

Our 2023-2025 theme, Places of Landing, embraces the poetry of our daily lives by honoring the movements, places, and feelings that tell the stories of our days. Everyone can be a poet!

Featured Poet

Sage

Seattle

Youth Poet

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Ocean

Think about the ocean’s sound.

Stop and think about what you are grateful for.

Think of your ancestors and what they did for you.

Look outside and imagine what it would look like if they were not there before.

That’s what I am grateful for, but what about you?

All 2024 Poets