Friends of William Stafford became the caretaker of How the Ink Feels in 1999. Since then, the exhibit has toured around the country, with showings at literary events and in high schools, colleges, art galleries and public libraries. A smaller version of this exhibit, titled Like Frost on a Window, was curated by Dena Brown and sent on tour by Visual Arts Resources. Several new poetry broadsides have been added to the show in recent years.

Host Venues from 1999 through 2007:

1999
Oswego Heritage House - Lake Oswego, Oregon

2000
Lewis & Clark Center for Art & History - Lewiston, Idaho
Skagit River Poetry Festival - LaConner, Washington
Marylhurst University - Marylhurst, Oregon
Washington State University - Pullman, Washington

2001 Southern Oregon University - Ashland, Oregon
Rogue Community College - Medford & Grants Pass, Oregon
Chemeketa Community College - Salem, Oregon
Western Oregon University - Monmouth, Oregon

2002 Blue Mountain Community College - Pendleton, Oregon
Lewis & Clark College - Portland, Oregon
Marylhurst University - Marylhurst, Oregon
University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa)
Phillips Exeter Academy - Exeter, New Hampshire

2003 Marist High School - Atlanta, Georgia
University of Portland - Portland, Oregon
Fishtrap, Coffin House - Enterprise, Oregon
Walla Walla College - College Place, Washington
Keene State College - Keene, New Hampshire

2004 Lower Columbia College - Longview, Washington
Western Wyoming Community College - Rock Springs, Wyoming
Log Cabin Literary Center - Boise, Idaho
University of Idaho - Moscow, Idaho

2005 Oregon Institute of Technology - Klamath Falls, Oregon
Central Oregon Community College - Bend, Oregon
Homer Council of the Arts - Homer, Alaska
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council - Juneau, Alaska
Fairbanks Arts Association - Fairbanks, Alaska
Kodiak Arts Council - Kodiak, Alaska

2006 Ketchikan Arts & Humanities Council - Ketchikan, Alaska
Alaska State Council on the Arts - Anchorage, Alaska
Salem Public Library - Salem, Oregon
Newport Visual Arts Center - Newport, Oregon
Reno Art & Humanities Council - Hutchinson, Kansas
Luther College - Decorah, Iowa

2007 Wayne State College - Wayne, Nebraska
Humbolt State University - Arcata, California
Portland State University - Portland, Oregon –
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Currently on exhibit through December 15, 2007
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