Request an Appearance with the Poet Laureate

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Through December 2024, Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston will primarily focus on appearances in the central Oregon region. However, to get a jump on things, don’t hesitate to send in an appearance request now for events taking place elsewhere in the state starting in January 2025.


If you are interested in more than one appearance, please submit a separate request form for each event appearance.



If your appearance request is approved, you will be responsible for the following:
  1. Introducing the Oregon Poet Laureate as "appointed by Governor Tina Kotek. The Poet Laureate program is a collaborative project of the state’s five cultural partners: Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Historical Society, and State Historic Preservation Office, with funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust."
  2. Completing the event form, once you have confirmed the details of your event. We will email the form to you so we can track performances and help promote the event as relevant.
  3. Tagging Oregon Humanities and the Oregon Poet Laureate on social media.
    1. Facebook: Oregon Poet Laureate and Oregon Humanities

    2. Instagram: @oregonhumanities

    3. Twitter: @orhumanities

    4. YouTube: Oregon Humanities

    5. Optional Hashtags: #OregonPoetLaureate #OPL11


You must agree to these responsibilities to host an appearance with the Poet Laureate. 
As she schedules visits to far flung locations throughout Oregon, in addition to giving presentations to groups, Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston aims to offer poetry writing workshops for both the “elders”  of the communities she visits as well as for high and/or middle school students. She looks forward to working with you to build poetry bridges across the state and between age groups.