Eureka Poets Laureate 2021
The Eureka Poet Laureate program is designed to enmesh poetic presence with civic discourse while contributing to the cultural wellbeing of Eureka. A poet laureate and youth poet laureate are appointed to represent the city for concurrent two-year terms. Poets laureate complete a project in the community as poetry ambassadors and present their work to the public at a civic event during their tenure. This program, a partnership between Eureka’s economic development department, the arts and culture commission, and The Ink People Center for the Arts, was started in 2019 by Kristi Patterson and Leslie Castellano.
2021-2022 Poet Laureate: Wil Gibson
Wil Gibson is a poet and educator whose mission is "bringing poetry to people who need it." He owns the poetry-only bookstore ReWorded with his partner, Susanna, serves as a community board member of Word Humboldt, and is editor-in-chief of Swimming With Elephants publications. He was recently appointed Eureka poet laureate for 2021-23.
A Poem for Razors and Lea Lions, written and ready by Wil Gibson
2021-2022 Youth Poet Laureate: Jordan Moore
Jordan Moore is a 17-year old poet and photographer from Eureka. He was appointed Eureka youth poet laureate for 2021-23.
Living All Over You, written and read by Jordan Moore