Join us for an afternoon of poetry during this vibrant bilingual celebration!
Visit the Forks Branch Library for an unforgettable afternoon of poetry in Spanish and English! This bilingual poetry reading will be followed by an engaging question-and-answer session where guests can connect with the poets and explore their creative process. Come be inspired and celebrate the beauty of words across languages!
Rodrigo Rojas is a poet, translator, and scholar whose work focuses on multilingual poetics and Indigenous literature.
He is the author of five poetry collections, most recently Viaje al jardin de la noche (2024), and the essay book Lengua Escorada: traducción como resistencia en cuatro poetas mapuche (Pehuén Editores, 2009). Rojas is known for his translations and studies of contemporary Mapuche-language poets. He is currently collaborating with visual artists in creative projects and curatorship. He is also part of the art collective Setebos that develops a transdisciplinary creative practice across Patagonia.
The Clallam County Poet Laureate position is supported by the North Olympic Library Foundation and Clallam County.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Reading & Writing | Arts, Music & Culture |
In the heart of downtown Forks, the Forks Branch Library features comfortable seating areas, public computers, a community meeting room, and express check-out station.
