STUDENTS at the HEART
Our Mission is to support lifelong literacy and cultural diversity through the writing, reading, performing,
and teaching of poetry in Northwest Washington schools and global communities.
1998 – Today
Festival CANCELLED
The October 1-4, 2020 Festival has been canceled but WILL be rescheduled. We will see you when it is safe to gather in large groups.
In the coming months, we are planning virtual events that will get poetry to you. We appreciate your generous support as we work through this difficult time.
Be well, wash your hands, stay home if you are sick, and practice physical distancing. But don’t be socially distant!
Yours with poetry,
Molly McNulty, Executive Director, Skagit River Poetry Foundation
POETRY FESTIVAL
Since 1998, the Skagit River Poetry Foundation has trained teachers using professional poets to help build literacy skills in our classrooms.
During 120 days, in more than 100 classrooms and in eight school districts students have found their voices and built literacy skills with poetry.
POETS IN SCHOOLS
Poets Change Lives – Quotes from kids
He really helped me see inside myself.
She helped me recognize what’s important to me.
I was able to dig deeper into myself.
I gained a new perspective on how I view others.
It helps me look outside the box to find new solutions to problems.
It opens my mind and lets me express myself wholly.
POETS' CORNER
Former US Poet Laureate Robert Hass holds up a book with 300 students in the audience and says, “Is Quinn here? Listen to this.”
He reads her poem and announces:
“I wish I had written that!”
This was a gift a Pulitzer Prize winner gave her. Magic happens.