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Announcing Auburn’s First Poet Laureate Richard Brugger
Maija McKnight, Arts Coordinator FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2012 AUBURN, Wash. – January 4, 2012 – This past Tuesday, the City of Auburn Council appointed the Auburn’s first honorary Poet Laureate, Richard (Dick) Brugger. A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed and is invited to compose poems for City occasions and events. An idea that was initially proposed from a community member, and was readily embraced by the Arts Commission, Mayor and Council. Marjorie Rommel and the Striped Water Poets of Auburn (organization of 36 local poets) submitted the nomination of Dick Brugger as the Poet Laureate an opportunity “to return poetry, reading, and all the literary arts to greater appreciation in Auburn”. The application materials demonstrated Dick Brugger as a “a person of merit who is also an excellent communicator with a command of the craft and the best interests of poetry and the Auburn community at heart.” A catalyst for good will, Dick Brugger will represent the heart of our community in the honorary role of Poet Laureate. His poems are accessible, thought-provoking and often showcase Auburn. He is a published and award-winning poet and has many connections within the community that will help to bring additional awareness and recognition to the literary arts. His dedication to the art of poetry is widely known and well respected and his lifetime of community service is a testament to his concern for the betterment of the City of Auburn. The specific criteria for the appointment of the Poet Laureate was based upon involvement and commitment to the community, literary excellence and continued pursuit of the craft. During the three-year term the Poet Laureate is expected to share their love of poetry with our city and create occasional poems for specific civic events. Dick Brugger will be making his first public appearance as the Poet Laureate at Uniquely Auburn, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. Additional information on the Poet Laureate program and Dick Brugger is available on the City of Auburn Cultural Arts website www.auburnwa.gov/arts or by contacting the Parks, Arts & Recreation Department at 253-931-3043. # # # City of Auburn, Parks, Arts and Recreation |
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