Poetry on the road: Day 3, workshop at Scotia, reading at CREATE

On October 14, 2014 By Elizabeth AustenLeave a comment

Sandee Meade, the radiant woman in the middle, directs Scotia House and set up the two writing workshops and the reading with CREATE. Tod Marshall and I read to a lively crowd, of which more than 50% were local high school students. — Sandee Meade, the radiant woman in the middle, directs Scotia House and set up the two writing workshops and the reading with CREATE. Tod Marshall and I read to a lively crowd — more than half were students from the local high school.

Tod Marshall kicked things off with a terrific reading, including a Whitman-influenced piece in praise of the belly.

Poetry on the road: Day 2, workshop at Scotia House

On October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 By Elizabeth AustenLeave a comment

Scotia House is a beautiful retreat center in the woods near Newport. Spent the afternoon writing with 12 imaginative, generous people. The best part? I get to do it again tomorrow.

Poetry on the road: Day 1, Seattle to Newport

On October 13, 2014 By Elizabeth AustenLeave a comment

I’ve just started a 12-day poetry road trip (you can see the details on the Events page).

Day 1: the drive from Seattle to Newport, in Pend Oreille county. Here’s what I saw on my rest stop just east of the mighty Columbia river:

Columbia River — Crossing the pass is one thing, but I love crossing the Columbia…