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

Carmelo Gonzalez

Federal Way

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SEATAC AIRPORT

Los días se filtran
a través de los cristales,
revelando
destinos.
Son aquellas horas
húmedas o claras,
o aquellas de
mariposas albinas
que incendian los árboles
en el invierno.
Son almas palpitantes,
que dicen un adiós,
un más tarde volveré,
o ya he vuelto a casa.

SEATAC AIRPORT

Days trickle
through the windows
unveiling
destinies.
They are those hours
damp or clear,
or those of
albino butterflies
setting trees ablaze
in the winter.
They are fluttering souls,
that bid farewell,
an I’ll return later,
or I’ve already returned home.

Original language: Spanish
Translated by: José Luis Montero

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