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Think & Drink

July 16-28: Think & Drink Returns With a Conversation on the State of Marriage

  • July 16, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

A fast-paced poetry-PowerPoint event, varied Speakers Bureau presentations and expressions of the immigration experience round out a rich, varied schedule of upcoming events.

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Kathleen Flenniken

Kathleen Flenniken Reflects on Her First Months as Our State’s Poet Laureate

  • July 10, 2012
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  • 5 Questions
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

The Hanford-engineer-turned-poet reflects on her first months as Washington State Poet Laureate and looks ahead to her upcoming goals and events, including a madcap poetry and PowerPoint event July 19.

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July 9-21: Jim Kershner on the Compelling ‘Fighting Life’ of Carl Maxey

  • July 9, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

Another Speakers Bureau presentation and a reading by the poet laureate round out the schedule this week, with big events on the horizon next week – save the dates!

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July 2-14: PT Shorts Presents Readings From John Steinbeck in Honor of July 4

  • July 2, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

Plus: Auditions for the 2012-2014 Speakers Bureau continue, the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum’s exhibit gets a grand opening, and presentations from the current Speakers Bureau and poet laureate.

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Poets, PowerPoint & A Delightful Misuse of Company Time poster

West of Lenin to Host Poets, PowerPoint fundraiser for Humanities Washington

  • June 28, 2012
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  • News & Notes
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  • By Humanities Washington staff

Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken joins several other writers July 19 for an evening of poetic explorations in slideshow form. Proceeds from the event benefit Humanities Washington’s work throughout the state.

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Washington State Poet Laureate

Poet Laureate’s The Far Field Blog Gives Voice to Poets Across Washington State

  • May 25, 2012
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  • Crosspost
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  • By Humanities Washington staff

The Washington State Poet Laureate’s outreach efforts include The Far Field, a frequently updated blog that publishes poetry from an assortment of Washington writers. From time to time, Spark will showcase some of these poems. Today we feature Twisp, Washington by Sibyl James.

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Unusual and Offbeat Washington

May 14-26: Baskas Gets ‘Unusual’ in the Puget Sound, Plenty of Poetry and More

  • May 14, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Andrew Wahl

Speakers Bureau’s Harriet Baskas brings her roadside attraction talk to three towns during a week rich with free public programs from Humanities Washington, our partners and friends.

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Judith Roche

Speaker Bureau’s Judith Roche on Land, Memories and The Poetics of Place

  • May 11, 2012
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  • 5 Questions
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  • By Deidre Girard

Writer and poet Judith Roche explains how a sense of place – and, in particular, the natural beauty of the state of Washington – can elicit emotion and feeling in poetry. She’ll be offering a workshop in Pasco May 17 as part of the Mid-Columbia Literary Festival.

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Think & Drink

May 7-19: Think & Drink in Seattle Tops Busy Schedule Throughout the State

  • May 7, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Andrew Wahl

Our Wednesday (May 9) Think & Drink explores images of women in media and pop culture. And our subsequent calendar is chockablock with other engaging events: Speakers Bureau presentations, a history film competition, poetry outings and more.

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Kathleen Flenniken

May 1-12: Upcoming Schedule Includes GiveBIG, Poet Laureate, Speaker Events

  • May 1, 2012
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Andrew Wahl

Welcome to the first installment of This Week & Next, a weekly feature highlighting upcoming events and news from Humanities Washington, our many community partners and like-minded organizations around the state.

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