Presented in partnership with Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) as part of Handwork 2026 and National Poetry Month.

At this evening of poetry and storytelling with poet Ricardo Ruiz, he will explore the lived experiences of his Mexican farmworker community in Eastern Washington. Ruiz’s debut collection, We Had Our Reasons: Poems by Ricardo Ruiz and Other Hardworking Mexicans from Eastern Washington, won the 2023 Washington State Book Award for Poetry and presents vivid, bilingual poems created in collaboration with 13 members of his community. Through his work, Ruiz brings to light stories of migration, labor, and resilience, honoring voices that have too often gone unheard.

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