Oregon’s sixth Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen has five full-length books of poetry. Her most recent publication is Shimmer and Drone, a chapbook of poems about India. She was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and the recipient of the 2006 Holbrook Award from Oregon Literary Arts. She serves on the board of Friends of William Stafford, organizing the January Stafford Birthday Events.

Open mic follows reading. Books will be available for sale.






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