In collaboration with the Longview Public Library.
NW Voices
Join in the dialogue and participate in the workshop.
NW Voices Winter 2026 Presents, Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
Derek Sheffield is the 2025-2027 Washington State Poet Laureate. Hailing from the
Wenatchee Valley, Sheffield is the author of Not forLuck, selected for Wheelbarrow
Books Poetry Prize, and Through the Second Skin, runner-up for the Emily Dickinson
First Book Award. He is the co-editor of Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry,
which
won a 2024 Washington State Book Award.
Workshop: March 19th at 3:00PM-4:30PM in the Main Building Room 119
Reading: March 19th at 5:30PM in the Longview Public Library
About Northwest Voices
Colleges, libraries and writers are natural community partners. Both seek to reach out to readers, stimulate thinking and engage people in the pursuit of ideas.
Northwest Voices author events are held quarterly during the academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring). Attendance is open to the public. There is no charge to attend.
Northwest Voices Funding
Northwest Voices is funded by Lower Columbia College Foundation, Longview Public Library, Friends of the Longview Public Library, Longview Library Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission, and Humanities Washington.
Northwest Voices News Stories
Former Longview librarian leaves legacy of education, arts
Most notably, Fuller established the Northwest Voices program, bringing local and regional authors to our community...
The Daily News | September 5, 2018