Saturday Speaker Series - Currents of Time and Place: Poetry that Engages with History and Image in Cascadia

Poet and teacher Laura Da’ will discuss the practice of writing about place and history in the Cascadia bioregion. Da’ will read from her collections of poetry and provide context into her research and creative process. Additionally, Da’ will discuss her engagements with the waterways and lands of Redmond during her tenure as poet laureate including her poetic maps of the Lake Sammamish and Sammamish River ecosystems. Lake Sammamish is an important lacustrine environment that has supported communities since time immemorial. It is a significant urban refuge site that provides sustenance and shelter for all lifeforms of the Salish Sea lowland forests and river systems. Da’ will speak to the process of engaging poetically with land and history both as a writer and as a teacher.

Speaker bio:

Laura Da’ (pronounced “Day”) is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the…