# Event Details

- **Event Name**: APRIL PAL Meeting: WA State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: April is National Poetry Month ....come celebrate with the Peninsula Art League and hear Derek speak about nature, poetry, and art.About this EventPlease join PAL as celebrated poet, professor, and WA State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield visits his home town, Gig Harbor, for a very special monthly meeting to celebrate National Poetry Month. Sheffield will speak about the intersection of poetry, nature, and art -- and share some of his poetic works paired with the artwork of a few PAL members.Sheffield lives in the Wenatchee Valley and serves as a professor of English at Wenatchee Valley College. He has published several poetry collections and edits poetry for Terrain.org, and has also received fellowships from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, Artist Trust, the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, and the Spring Creek Foundation for his poetry.As always, coffee and beverages, and snacks! PAL meeting are FREE to all. Guests welcome.-----AGENDAWelcome | PAL UpdatesAbout Arts Poetica at Ebb Tide GalleryIntroduction: PAL Member Poet Josie Emmons TurnerGuest Speaker: Derek SheffieldDerek lives on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range near Leavenworth, Washington, where he can often be found in the woods or along Icicle Creek. His two daughters have come to know many of the beings of their bioregion and can often be found making their own poems and paintings.FOR MORE VISIT:
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gig-harbor/april-pal-meeting-wa-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/100001984197606454
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Meetups, fine-arts
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Gig Harbor
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Rosedale Hall
- **lat**: 47.3321554
- **long**: -122.6528474
- **full address**: Rosedale Hall, 8205 86th Avenue Northwest, Gig Harbor, United States

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- **organizer**: Peninsula Art League (https://allevents.in/org/peninsula-art-league/23441437)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Rosedale Hall, 8205 86th Avenue Northwest, Gig Harbor, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Peninsula Art League
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Meetups, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about APRIL PAL Meeting: WA State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield ?
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