Poetry on the Salish Sea, August 20, 2023
Six extraordinary poetry readings, May to October
Sunday August 20, 2023 @ 3pm | Sheila Bender, Sharon Bender, & Samantha Della-DeVoney
Hosted by Wilderbee Farm
223 Cook Avenue Extension
Port Townsend, Washington
This summer Wilderbee Farm will host Poetry on the Salish Sea, monthly poetry readings by poets from around the Olympic Peninsula and beyond.
Sheila Bender, Sharon Carter, and Samantha Della-DeVoney will read their poems on August 20 at Wilderbee Farm & Meadery in the garden. The three poets are part of Poetry on the Salish Sea, a poetry series running from May to October at the Wilderbee Farm & Meadery at 223 Cook Avenue Extension, minutes from downtown.
The reading will be outdoors in the Meadery garden. Seating is limited; get there early or bring a camp chair or blanket. Additional readings in the series will be on Sept. 10 and Oct. 1. See the full series schedule below and author bios at wilderbeefarm.com. Poetry on the Salish Sea is sponsored by Wilderbee Farm, The Production Alliance, the Port Townsend Arts Commission, and the Imprint Bookstore.
The series is curated by Kathryn Hunt.
Please support Poetry on the Salish Sea – poetry and poets – with your generous donation to our GoFundMe. Thank you.
Poetry on the Salish Sea 2023
May 21
Tess Gallagher, Alice Derry, and Kathryn Hunt
June 25
Kathleen Flenniken (Washington State Poet Laureate 2012-2014), Peter Pereira, and T. Clear
July 23
Arianne True (current Washington State Poet Laureate), Laura Da’, and Lisbeth White
August 20
Sharon Carter, Sheila Bender, and Samantha Della-DeVoney
September 10
Sati Mookherjee, Shin Yu Pai, and Caitlin Scarano
October 1
Gary Copeland Lilley, Rick Barot, and Kate Miller
