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

Jan

Seattle

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Kasama, Kauban, Together

Adda kami idtoy-en.
Ano bang pangalan ko?
Ken… ana ti nagan mo?
Unsay tawag sa ato?
Minamahal ka nami.
Winds scatter seeds sa bahay;
Yet a sea of petals bloom.
We are with you sa buhay.

Together, Together, Together

We are here (Ilocano)
What is my name? (Tagalog)
And... What is your name? (Ilocano)
What do you call us? (Bisaya)
We love you (Tagalog)
Winds scatter seeds from home (Taglish)
Yet a sea of petals bloom. (English)
We are with you in life (Taglish)

Original language: Tagalog
Translated by: Poet

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