For the Reporter

Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen comes to Auburn for a special readings program in April to help celebrate National Poetry Month.

The April 30 program begins at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave.

The program is free to the public.

The special evening also will feature readings by Auburn Poet Laureate Marjorie Rommel and past Auburn Poet Laureate Dick Brugger.

The Washington State Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and ArtsWA and the Auburn Poet Laureate program is supported by the City of Auburn Cultural Arts Division.

For more information, go to www.auburnwa.gov/arts or call 253-931-3043.

About Elizabeth Austen

Austen is the author of a collection, “Every Dress a Decision”, and two chapbooks, “The Girl Who Goes Alone” and “Where Currents Meet” Her debut collection was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

She produces literary programming for KUOW radio, a Seattle NPR affiliate, and is a communications specialist and educator at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

She moved to Washington in 1989, at the time a stage actor, avid hiker and occasional writer of poetry. After a transformative trip to the Andes region in her early ’30s, Austen focused her efforts on poetry. Her work explores ways the personal and political intersect, and touches on issues such as women’s societal roles, courage, spirituality and the natural world.

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LINK: http://wapoetlaureate.org/