Bill Kupinse recognized as Tacoma Poet Laureate
by Electric Elliot
Considering he’s basically my poetry mentor at the University of Puget Sound, I thought I should note that Professor Bill Kupinse was recognized this past Friday as Tacoma’s First Poet Laureate. Congratulations to Bill on this incredible achievement. Bill was chosen out of 13 finalists for this position. I’m pleased to have had the honor to study with him during my time at UPS.
A poem by Bill will be appearing in the next issue of Crosscurrents, to be released April 28th.
Check out this link for more information on Bill’s new position and the selection process.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:17 am
That’s great news. What was his poem? I wonder if Pierce County has a poet Laureate?
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April 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
His poem relates to Tacoma. I can’t recall the name off the top of my head, but it’s a good one.
To my knowledge there isn’t a PC Laureate.
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April 10th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Hey there, I’ve uploaded a portion of Mr. Kupinse’s poem reading to my Tacoma City Council post for your enjoyment and moral uplift.
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April 10th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Thanks RR!
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April 10th, 2008 at 1:21 am
Ha, ha! Wait a second.
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April 10th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Cool! We have a poet laureate! PS Did anyone know that Billy Collins was in Tacoma last Friday?
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April 10th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Yeah, I went to his reading and talk at the library.
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