I'm excited to host Rena Priest<https://www.renapriest.com/> and Carla Sameth<https://carlasameth.com/> this Saturday from 4-5pm at the Tacoma Arts Community Center. Also, Zoë Branch of Flora & Phrase<https://floraandphrase.com/> will have a table there with phrases for sale. Get to the neighborhood early and enjoy the Hilltop Street Fair, then head over for a reading by Rena and Carla. Rena Priest is a Lummi Tribal Member and author of Sublime Subliminal and Patriarchy Blues, which won a 2018 American Book Award. She's taught Comparative Cultural Studies, Native American Studies, and Special Topics in the Humanities at Western Washington University and Fairhaven College. Carla Sameth is a 2019 Pride Poet for West Hollywood and author of the recently released memoir, One Day on the Gold Line. She teaches creative writing for the Los Angeles Writing Project (LAWP) at California State University Los Angeles. She was the co-founder of the Pasadena Writing Project and has taught creative writing to incarcerated youth through WriteGirl. I hope to see you Saturday for some brilliant words, snacks and community! Your laureate, Abby [cid:4700a888-0900-4b19-935b-8f70f3a33686] Abby E. Murray MFA & Ph.D. (she/her pronouns) Poet Laureate 2019-2021, City of Tacoma Editor in Chief & Poetry Editor, Collateral www.collateraljournal.com<http://www.collateraljournal.com> Instructor, Army War College Fellows University of Washington | Tacoma