Events
Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston at Western Oregon University
Write Place welcomes writer and environmental activist, Ellen Waterston, on April 30, 2026. Introduction by WOU president, Dr. Jesse Peters.
Photo by Kenning Arlitsch
Recent Events
Michael McGriff
On February 18-19, 2026, Western Oregon University and Write Place hosted poet, essayist and translator, Michael McGriff.
Heid E. Erdrich
WOU’s Jensen Lecture Series welcomed Ojibwe poet, editor and activist, Heid E. Erdrich on May 22, 2025.
Kimberly Blaeser
On May 15-16, 2024, Western Oregon University and Write Place welcomed the Native American writer, scholar, photographer and activist Kimberly Blaeser.
Gordon Henry
Anishinaabe activist, poet, scholar, and novelist, Gordon Henry visited Western Oregon on May 30-31, 2023.