Poetry and the town of La Conner have a long history. For the past two decades, the Skagit River Poetry Festival has brought some of the world’s finest poets to this quiet town in May for four days of workshops, readings and conversations about poetry.
Recently, I discovered that La Conner is also home to an annual writing retreat for women called “Poets on the Coast” hosted by Kelli Russell Agodon and Susan Rich. Feeling nostalgic for the festival buzz and a little stagnant in my own writing (I am a new mom with limited writing time these days) I signed up to participate this past September.
Kelli Russell Agodon (left) and Susan Rich (right)
The retreat is designed for writers of all levels and has been offered for several years. As I arrived to the opening reception it quickly became clear that there we