April 9, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Jack Straw Writers Program alum and 2026 Writers Program curator Claudia Castro Luna brings our 2026 series of events featuring Jack Straw Writers in partnership with Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau to a close. Join us in person, or stream live via YouTube or Facebook.
In the face of climate change, it’s easy to feel despair. Yet small personal gestures—like growing a garden or walking among the trees—can bring us solace, inspire hope, even motivate us toward action and away from apathy.
Join Claudia Castro Luna, former Washington State Poet Laureate, for an event that is part poetry reading, part discussion, part writing workshop. “Green Expectations” explores the importance of trees and plants in our lives, challenging perceptions of as passive forms and presenting them as beings with agency who can teach us about beauty, faith, interconnectedness, and our own sense of self.
