mapping poetry

During her tenure as Seattle’s first Civic Poet (prior to serving as Washington State Poet Laureate), Claudia Castro Luna launched the Seattle Poetic Grid, a digital map that locates poems of place throughout the city. Find out more by watching Claudia’s recent TEDx talk, Poetry of Place.

To complement the Seattle Poetic Grid, Seattle City of Literature has just announced the launch of the Seattle Literary Map. Rather than specific works of literature, the interactive map pinpoints bookstores and libraries; events and classes; landmarks; media and literary journals; cultural, affinity and trade organizations; notable people; residency programs; and publishers.

Whether you’re a local or a visitor, these two maps offer a new way of navigating the city.