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Skagit River Poetry Festival

Thursday, May 15 2008 through Saturday, May 17 2008

The Skagit River Poetry Festival runs 3 days, May 15-May 17. Jane Hirshfield will kick off the program on Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 pm.

Also reading at the festival will be Samuel Green, Elizabeth Austen, Paul Hunter, Chris Dombrowski, and many more.

For more information, visit: www.skagitriverpoetry.org

Write on the River Writers Conference

Saturday, May 17 2008

Twelve workshops, award-winning authors and fuel to keep your writing fire alive. Join WOTR on the banks of the mighty Columbia and keep the words flowing.

See Write on the River web site for more information and registration.

Ballads Under New regime

Tuesday, May 27 2008 7:30 pm

Poetry and music collaboration.
Words / John Burgess.
Guitar and harmonica / Jed Myers.
Percussion / David Rizzi.

Richard Hugo House
1634 Eleventh Ave. (Capitol Hill)
Seattle, WA
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