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Paulann Petersen

Paulann Petersen is Oregon's sixth and current Poet Laureate. Please see the Oregon Poet Laureate page on this website for links and other information related to the office and its mission.

Paulann Petersen is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University whose poems have appeared in many publications including Poetry, The New Republic, Prairie Schooner, and Wilderness Magazine. She has four chapbooks--Under the Sign of a Neon Wolf, The Animal Bride, Fabrication, and The Hermaphrodite Flower. Her first full-length collection of poems, The Wild Awake, was published by Confluence Press in 2002. A second, Blood-Silk, poems about Turkey, was published by Quiet Lion Press of Portland in 2004. A Bride of Narrow Escape was published by Cloudbank Books as part of its Northwest Poetry Series in 2006. Kindle was published by Mountains and Rivers Press in 2008. Her latest book, The Voluptuary, was recently published by Lost Horse Press.

Her work has been selected for the web site Poetry Daily and for Poetry in Motion, which puts poems on buses and light rail cars in the Portland metropolitan area. The recipient of Oregon Literary Arts' 2006 Holbrook Award, Paulann has taught a number of poetry workshops for colleges, libraries, and writers' conferences, including Fishtrap, Oregon Writers' Workshop in Portland (Northwest College of Art, Portland Art Museum), Mountain Writers Series, Oregon State Poetry Association, The Creative Arts Community at Menucha, Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College, and the Lifelong Learning Institute at Chemeketa Community College. She serves on the board for Friends of William Stafford, organizing the annual January William Stafford Birthday Events.

Books

Books by Paulann currently available for purchase.

Poems

Selected poems from Paulann's books.

Interviews

Insights into Paulann's philosophy and process.

Events

Public Google Calendar of Paulann's readings, workshops, and other events.

Links

Related sites and interesting links.

Oregon Poet Laureate

More about the office and its mission.

About Paulann

More about Paulann, as well as contact information.

Friends of William Stafford

The official web site for resources, news, and events.

• 2012 January Portland Metro Events
• 2012 January Beyond Portland Events

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