Don Colburn poetry reading in the Milwakie Poetry Series

The Milwaukie Poetry Series
Eighteenth Season!
A Reading by Don Colburn
In person at the Ledding Library in Milwaukie and Livestreamed on the
Ledding Library YouTube Channel
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A Bonus Reading Concluding the Season.
The Milwaukie Poetry Series is happy to conclude our Eighteenth Season
with a Bonus Reading by Don Colburn on July 9, 2025. His reading will be in the Community
Room at the Ledding Library of Milwaukie at 10660 SE Main St. In Milwaukie, OR 97222
at 6 PM. It will also be livestreamed on the Ledding Library YouTube Channel. The reading
will then be available for viewing on demand on the Ledding Library YouTube Channel.

Don Colburn came to poetry late, in the midst of a newspaper career. A longtime
reporter for The Washington Post and The Oregonian, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
in feature writing. He has published six poetry collections, including five chapbooks. All six
won or placed in national manuscript contests. The first was published when Don was
59 years old. His new collection is a chapbook called Purchase, which came out last
month from Finishing Line Press. Don and his wife, Nell, lived in Portland for 21 years
until late 2022, when they moved to Maine to be closer to family and lobsters. They
come back “home” to the Pacific Northwest every July to roam Old Stompin’ Grounds
in their VW Eurovan camper.

Come to the reading in-person. If you’re not able to do that. just register with
Tom Hogan at [email protected] You’ll receive a link for the event.

We hope you are all safe and well in this difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic.
We ask that you maintain social distance and wear masks as necessary.

A huge thanks to the City of Milwaukie, Ledding Library of Milwaukie, Willamette
Falls Media Center and to all the volunteers who make this reading possible.

For questions about the reading and to join the group list, please contact the Series
Coordinator Tom Hogan at 503.819.8367 or [email protected]. Check the MPS
website https://milwaukiepoetryseries.com/.for more information. Please forward this
email to anyone that you feel might have an interest. Thanks for your support.

Eighteen Years: Enriching Milwaukie one poem at a time.