Skagit River Poetry Festival May 20,21,22 2010 in La Conner, Washington

Benefit Concert: Grupo Amoroso, Brazilian Band
on Apr 3, 2010
07:30 PM - 12:00 PM

Grupo Amoroso brings its Brazilian groove to the Garden Club in La Conner, in a concert benefit for the festival. The Seattle-area band plays classic bossa nova, Brazilian pop, jazz, and regional folk music. They've performed on the Brazilian music stage at the Northwest Folklife Festival. The gig starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $12 at the door. The Garden Club's at 622 S. 2nd St. in La Conner.

Friday Sessions : Open to the Public
on May 21, 2010

2:00-3:30

Poetry Sampler: Featuring Green, Lieberman, O'Daly, Ostriker, Tenenbaum

Held at: Maple Hall

· Books From Small Publishers

Held at: Maple Center

· The Line Between Poet and Activist - Featuring: Lane, McNulty, Roche, Stewart
· Conversation/Reading

Held at: The Loft ~ Across from Maple Hall

· Speaking Pictures: Using Fine Art to Inspire Poems - Featuring: Rich
· 3 Hour Workshop

Held at: Museum or N.W. Art

·

Valley Voices~ Featuring Bertolino, Johnson, Luckman, Palmer

Reading

Held at Methodist Church

You Are HerePoetry and Place

Workshop with Lorraine Ferra

Held at Mosman Hall ( Sacred Heart Church)

The Mess of Love~ Featuring Alexie, Michael Dickman, Howell, Mort

Reading

Held at Sacred Heart Church Hall

Family Matters - Featuring: Cornish, Curtis, Matt Dickman, Sanelli
· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Gaches Mansion

When Does a Poem Fail: Good Poem, Bad Poem! Featuring Austen, Kooser, Wrigley

Conversation/Reading

Held at History Museum

4:00-5:30

· Books From Small Publishers

Held at: Maple Center

Making Time for Poetry~ Featuring Curtis, Michael Dickman, Hallingstad

Conversation/Reading

Held at The Loft across from Maple Hall

· Speaking Pictures: Using Fine Art to Inspire Poems

(Continued)

Valley Voices~Featuring Daley, Hawley, Pagh, Voigt

Reading

Held at Methodist Church

You Are Here Poetry and Place

Workshop with Lorraine Ferra~ continued

Held at Mosman Hall ( Sacred Heart Church)

How Poetry Helps Men Live Their Lives~ Featuring Hayes, Howell, McNulty, Rios

Conversation/Reading

Held at Sacred Heart Church Hall

Messages From the Natural World~ Featuring Green, Lane, Smoker, Wrigley

Reading

Held at Gaches Mansion

· Poems as Prayers: Poems as Weapons - Featuring: Dombrowski, Hornyak, Roche
· Reading

Held at: Channel Lodge

How Poetry Helps Women Live Their Lives~ Featuring Austen, Lieberman, Ostriker

Conversation/Reading

Held at History Museum

7:00-9:30

· A Gathering of Voices and a Musical Interlude: Festival Poets

All Festival Poets read their poems

Four minutes each with Bar Tabac as our musical interlude

Held at: Maple Hall

· Books From Small Publishers

Held at: Maple Center

Saturday 2A Sessions: Open to Public
on May 22, 2010

8:00-9:00

· Early Morning Poems – Featuring: Green, Curtis

Held at: Museum of N.W. Art 150

9:30-11:00

· Roundtable: How Poetry Helps People Live Their Lives – Featuring: Patrick Lane, Tim McNulty, Alberto Rios, Susan Stewart

Moderator: Samuel Green

Held at: Maple Hall (275)

· BOOKS FROM SMALL PUBLISHERS

Held at: Maple Center (Lower) (35)

· Fine Tuning Metaphors: A Workshop with US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser

· 3 Hour workshop

Held at: Maple Center (Upper) (35)

· City Lights: City Living – Featuring: Matthew Dickman, Howell, Rich, Roche

· Reading

Held at: The Loft~ across from Maple Hall (50)

· Elizabeth Austen Interviews: Terrance Hayes and Robert Wrigley

Held at: Museum of N.W. Art (150)

11:30-1:00

·All Creatures Great and Small – Featuring: Dombrowski, Ferra, Howell

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Maple Hall (275)

· BOOKS FROM SMALL PUBLISHERS

Held at: Maple Center (Lower) (35)

(Continued )

· Fine Tuning Metaphors: A Workshop with US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser

Held at: Maple Center (Upper) (35)

· Other Cultures, Other Worlds – Featuring: Lieberman, Rich, Sanelli,

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Next Chapter Upstairs) (50)

· The Poet and Art: Images, Stories, Feelings – Featuring: Cornish,Roche, Tenenbaum

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Museum of N.W. Art (150)

1:30-3:00

· Poetry Sampler – Featuring: Lorna Crozier, Michael Dickman, Alberto Rios, Robert Wrigley

· Reading

Held at: Maple Hall (275)

· BOOKS FROM SMALL PUBLISHERS

Held at: Maple Center (Lower) (35)

· Going Public With Private Feelings – Featuring: Austen, Dombrowski, Hallingstad,, McNulty

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Maple Center (Upper) (35)

· M.L. Lyke Interviews: Patrick Lane and Valzhyna Mort

Held at: Next Chapter Upstairs) (50)

· Poetry as the Pathway to the Spiritual – Featuring: Ferra, Green, Stewart

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Museum of N.W. Art (150)

Saturday 2B Sessions: Open to Public
on May 22, 2010

8:00-9:00

· Women in Praise of the Sacred – Featuring:Cornish, Ostriker

Held at: Methodist Church (100)

· Salon: Time for Reflection and personal writing

Held at: Gaches Mansion

9:30-11:00

· Valley Voices – Featuring: Daley, Pagh, Johnson, Voigt

Held at: Methodist Church (100)

· The Mysterious Life Within Translation – Featuring: Hallingstad, Mort, O’Daly

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Sacred Heart Mosman Hall (15)

· Family Matters – Featuring: Michael Dickman, Crozier, Lieberman, Smoker

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Sacred Heart (Church Hall) (75)

· Tale Spinning with Will Hornyak

Held at: Gaches Mansion

· Fooling with Words: Fiddling with Poetry – Featuring: Curtis, Tenenbaum

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: History Museum

11:30-1:00

· Writing to Change the World – Featuring: Austen, Ostriker, Rios, Smoker

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Methodist Church (100)

· Life of a Poet: Neruda in Translation with William O’Daly

· Reading

Held at: Sacred Heart (Church Hall) (75)

· Salon: Time for Reflection and personal writing

Held at: Gaches Mansion

· "Oranges and Cabbages, Celery and Beets" – Featuring: Crozier, Matthew Dickman, McNulty

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: History Museum

1:30-3:00

· Valley Voices – Featuring: Bertolino, Hawley, Luckmann, Palmer

· Reading

Held at: Methodist Church (100)

· Moving Poems from Imitation to Innovation: A Workshop with Terrance Hayes
3 hours

Held at: Sacred Heart Mosman Hall (15)

· Stories, Myths and Legends in Prose and Poetry – Featuring: Curtis,Hornyak, Smoker

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Sacred Heart (Church Hall) (75)

· Salon: Time for Reflection and personal writing

Held at: Gaches Mansion

· Haiku Targets: A workshop with Michael Dylan Welch
3 hours

Held at: Channel Lodge (25)

· Poetry Aloud: From Page to Stage

· Workshop with Mary Lou Sanelli
3 hours

Held at: History Museum

Saturday 2C Sessions: Open to Public
on May 22, 2010

3:30-5:00

· “What Man Has Made of Man” – Featuring: Green, Hallingstad, Lane, Roche

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Maple Hall (275)

· BOOKS FROM SMALL PUBLISHERS

Held at: Maple Center (Lower) (35)

· Beauty and Violence – Featuring: Dombrowski, Howell, Mort, Wrigley

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Maple Center (Upper) (35)

· ML Lyke interviews: Ted Kooser and Alicia Ostriker

Held at: The Loft across from Maple Hall (50)

· SELECTED READINGS FROM THE ROBERT SUND TRUST POET, Finn Wilcox

· Reading

Held at: Museum of N.W. Art (MONA) (150)

5:00-6:30

· DINNER HOUR

7:00-8:30

· POETRY SAMPLER – Featuring: Terrance Hayes, Susan Stewart and Ted Kooser, Sam Green Emcee

Held at: Maple Hall (275)

Saturday 2D Sessions: Open to Public
on May 22, 2010

3:30-5:00

· Good Grief: Poems of Love and Loss – Featuring: Cornish, Ferra, Lieberman, Rich

· Reading

Held at: Methodist Church (100)

(Continued)

· Moving Poems from Imitation to Innovation: A Workshop with Terrance Hayes

Held at: Sacred Heart Mosman Hall (15)

· Poetry on the Lighter Side – Featuring: Crozier, Matt Dickman, Hornyak, Tenenbaum

· Reading

Held at: Sacred Heart (Church Hall) (75)

· Poems as Prayers: Poems as Weapons – Featuring: Curtis, Mike Dickman,O'Daly , Stewart

· Conversation/Reading

Held at: Gaches Mansion (35)

(Continued)

· Haiku Targets: A workshop with Michael Dylan Welch

Held at: Channel Lodge (25)

(Continued)

· Poetry Aloud: From Page to Stage

· Workshop Mary Lou Sanelli

Held at: History Museum

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