Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Oregon Humanities, will co-host two events with Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston of Bend, Oregon. Both events will be held on Thursday, April 9. Waterston will hold a writing workshop, Rewilding Words, from 4:00pm-5:30pm and a reading presentation, The Poetry Express, at 6:00pm.

4:00pm Workshop will return writers of poetry and prose to the page with renewed commitment and inspiration. Then, at 6:00pm, Waterston will reflect on her first term and the Poetry in Public Places initiative she has underway statewide. Her presentation will also include readings of her work and others, including poems by students she has met during her travels.

Both programs will be held in the Myrtlewood Room at the Coos Bay Public Library. Events are FREE and open to everyone!