Poet laureate to visit libraries

Washington state poet laureate Tod Marshall.

Washington state poet laureate Tod Marshall will visit the Endicott Library next Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., and the Palouse Library Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve through 2018, Marshall is visiting schools, libraries and other venues across the state to help raise awareness and appreciation for poetry.

Marshall’s work includes three published collections of poetry including “Bugle,” which won the Washington State Book Award in 2015. Marshall’s work has been published in The American Poetry Review and The Iowa Review.

Marshall is an endowed professor of Humanities at Gonzaga University where he directs the writing concentration and coordinates the visiting writers’ series.

Washington's Poet Laureate is sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission.

http://www.todmarshall.com