# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:30 PM
Washington State History Museum
FREE

Join us for the “We the People” free public program series on the third Thursday evening of each month.

Celebrated poet and professor Derek Sheffield will read original work reflecting on Washingtonian identities. Sheffield is Washington’s eighth State Poet Laureate.

Sheffield lives in the Wenatchee Valley and teaches English at Wenatchee Valley College. He has published several poetry collections, edits poetry for Terrian.org, and has received fellowships from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, Artist Trust, the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, and the Spring Creek Foundation for his poetry.

This program is held in partnership with ArtsWA.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tacoma/an-evening-with-derek-sheffield-washington-state-poet-laureate/200028883231909
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 29

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Tacoma
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402
- **lat**: 47.24438
- **long**: -122.43583
- **full address**: 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate being held?
  - **A:** An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate takes place on Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate?
  - **A:** An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate is organized by Washington State History Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Tacoma, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If An Evening with Derek Sheffield, Washington State Poet Laureate sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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