Poetry on the Salish Sea

Poetry Lovers,

We’re very pleased to announce that Poetry on the Salish Sea is back for a second summer season of poetry readings at lovely Wilderbee Farm at 223 Cook Avenue Ext, seven minutes from beautiful downtown Port Townsend, Washington.

The series launched on Sunday June 30 and will continue July 28, August 25, and September 29. All at 3pm. Seating is limited so come early or bring your lawn chairs. Parking is free.

The readings will connect you and yours to the natural abundance and beauty of the Salish Sea region and to some of the most exciting contemporary poetry by writers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The outdoor events are free and open to all. Mark your calendar.

Poetry on the Salish Sea is dedicated to the power of poetry’s transformative influence on the human heart-mind. Those of you who attended last summer’s readings know how vital poetry can be, touching something essential and sustaining in us. The 2023 series was a wild success, with audiences of 100 + who came to hear remarkable poets and enjoy the sunshine and refreshments from Wilderbee’s meadery. We expect summer 2024 will bring more of the same.

Later this summer Heather McHugh, Rick Barot, Melissa Kwasny, Rae Armantrout, Luther Hughes, and a host of other wonderful poets from around the Salish Sea and beyond will read their poetry. The summer lineup includes two Pulitzer prize winners, a MacArthur “Genius Award” recipient, and a former two-time U.S. Poet Laureate. Don't miss it!

Visit Poetry on the Salish Sea or kathrynhunt.net for the full season roster and the poets’ bios.

Please consider making a contribution. Your gift will allow us to offer each poet an honorarium.

Bring a friend! See you there.

Cheers, Kathryn Hunt

Founder | Curator, Poetry on the Salish Sea

Full event schedule below.

PHOTOGRAPHS Jason Squire

Summer Sunday Series

Wilderbee Farm & Meadery

223 Cook Avenue Extension

Parking is free; please carpool if possible.

June 30, 3pm

Tanya Holtland . Anna Odessa Linzer . Cedar Sigo

July 28, 3pm

Rae Armantrout . Kay Ryan . Heather McHugh

August 25, 3pm

Erin Malone . Luther Hughes . + TBA

September 29, 3pm

Rick Barot . Melissa Kwasny . Jacqueline Trimble.

Our fabulous sponsors - THANK YOU!

Wilderbee Farm, host and sponsor (Casey and Eric Reeder)

ARTSWA (Washington State Arts Commission)

Centrum Writing Programs

Elliott Bay Books

Imprint Bookstore

KPTZ

Rose Theatre

Shunpike (fiscal sponsor)

The Production Alliance

Hi, I'm Kathryn Hunt, the co-founder and artistic curator of Poetry on the Salish Sea. Your generous support of poetry will provide free access for residents and visitors to six outdoor poetry readings, enable us to get the word out, and offer modest honorariums to the poets.

Give what you can: $10, $50, $100. Everything helps. And please share our GoFundMe widely on your social media. Come join us!

(Above: me with poet Anna Odessa Linzer)