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New Civic Poet Dujie Tahat inaugurated at City Hall
New Civic Poet Dujie Tahat inaugurated at City Hall
3/25/202541:17

To mark the tenth year of the Seattle Civic Poet program, the Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS) hosts the first-ever Seattle Civic Poet inauguration ceremony, marking the commencement of a new two-year term for the fifth Seattle Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat. 

Speakers and attendees include:

Gülgün Kayim, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Director

Tom Fay, Seattle Public Library's Head Librarian

José Luis Montero, Seattle City of Literature Board President

Shin Yu Pai, 2023-24 Seattle Civic Poet

Dujie Tahat, 2025-26 Seattle Civic Poet

Hosted in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and Seattle City of Literature.

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