In 1923, Oregon established a state poet laureate position, which is currently held by Ellen Waterston, who was appointed to a four-year term in 2024.
Poetry Near You
Find poetry readings, workshops, festivals, conferences, literary organizations, and poetry-friendly bookstores, and learn more about poets laureate, in your area.
Recent & Featured Listings
| Type | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Organization | Oregon Poetry Association | Oregon |
| Festival | Wordstock | Oregon |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Tsunami Books | Oregon |
| Literary Organization | Writers On The Edge | Oregon |
| Reading Series | Mountain Writers' Series | Oregon |
| Literary Organization | Oregon Arts Commission | Oregon |
| Conference | Poet Speak | Oregon |
| Literary Organization | The Attic Writers Workshop | Oregon |
| Literary Organization | Silverton Poetry Association | Oregon |
| Writing Program | Oregon State University | Oregon |
Related Poets
Photo credit: Jon Medel Marilyn Chin
Read more about >Marilyn Chin was born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland, Oregon. The author of five poetry collections, she currently serves as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
William Stafford
Read more about >Born in 1914, William Stafford's first major collection of poems, Traveling Through the Dark, was published when he was forty-eight years old and won the National Book Award in 1963. He went on to publish more than sixty-five volumes of poetry and prose. In 1970, he was the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (a position currently known as the Poet Laureate).
Carl Adamshick
Read more about >Adamshick’s debut poetry collection, Curses and Wishes (Louisiana State University Press, 2011), was selected by Marvin Bell for the 2010 Walt Whitman Award.