11th Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival in 2022
The Skagit River Poetry Foundation will bring you a remarkable lineup of poets when it is safe to gather.
We are moving forward with planning for October 6-9, 2022
Ellen Bass, Ray Young Bear, Terrance Hayes, Samiya Bashir, Karen Solie, Austin Smith, Claudia Castro Luna, Elizabeth Austin, Javier Zamora,
Joe Wilkins, Samar Abulhassan + 25 others!
Folk: Farmers, Fishers & Foresters
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George Hanson, Mount Vernon, 1919
Farm to table hearty appetizers by La Conner’s own Simply Sound Chef Josh Van Hine, drinks, music with Rosin & Reed, musicians Jan Peters & Kera-Lynne Newman & poetry will fill this fun-filled evening.
Join us!
Buy your Early Bird tickets NOW and until May 1st to save and get a chance to win one of our two themed raffle baskets: Fishers & Foresters
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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 – Kid’s Quotes:
- He 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.