Poetry in Public: Places of Landing

Poetry in Public brings communities together through the written word, celebrating local voices by featuring poems written by King County residents in shared spaces.

Our 2023-2025 theme, Places of Landing, embraces the poetry of our daily lives by honoring the movements, places, and feelings that tell the stories of our days. Everyone can be a poet!

Featured Poet

SK

Seattle

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Ma’am

Pouring out words. Heaven keeps record. Fresh scented tangerines mixed with envy, when I see a pretty face. I wonder if a pretty face means a pretty life. I got a bold face. Older men call me ma’am, I’m 21. I hope by 23 my words are written on trees.

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