Events
Readings
Coming Up in January 2021:
Jan. 7 at 7 pm: Take a Stand Virtual Reading
I’ve been invited to moderate another virtual reading from the Take a Stand: Art Against Hate anthology from Raven Chronicles. The reading last fall was very powerful---you can check it out here---and while the readers are different, this one promises to be equally powerful. To find out more, check here.
Feb. 10 at 8 pm Light in Winter Reading
I’m looking forward to reading with fellow poet Saul Weisberg, executive director of the North Cascades Institute in virtual event we’re calling Light in Winter: A Dialogue between Two Poets. You can register for it here.
I gave three readings from Hold Fast in October. You can view them on the Read & Watch page.
Here’s the reading I gave to the Olympia Poetry Network on October 21, 2020—hope you’ll check it out! For more readings, see the Read & Watch page.
Workshops
Sat. November 7 3- 4:45 pm
The Art of Losing: Bearing Witness to Loss; Transforming Grief.
The Northwest Writers Weekend is holding a Day of Wild Abundance, with a wild choice of online classes offered from 9 am -6 pm, followed by an evening virtual reading.
Tuesday November 10, 17, 24, Dec. 8, 15 6:30 – 8 pm
Turning to Poetry in Hard Times
Fishtrap Workshop Series Fall 2020In this six-week online workshop, we’ll read poems written by contemporary poets in response to these challenging times and discover how poetry can sustain our spirits. Focusing on reading poetry as a form of mindfulness practice, we’ll take the fear out of reading poetry and encounter diverse voices that speak to all of us.
Upcoming Events
Exploring Wild Mind Through Meditation, Writing & Kayaking
Join us in Southeast Alaska August 1-7, 2021
Join Kurt Hoelting and Holly Hughes for a week of deep immersion in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, reconnecting with your own inner wild in a landscape of expansive outer wildness. Based at the beautiful Keene Channel Lodge, this retreat will combine daily meditation and guided writing practice with sea kayaking excursions into the heart of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage. Note: This workshop was re-scheduled from 2020, and we’re hoping we’ll be able to travel safely again by August of 2021! For more information on the trip, the cancellation policy and to register, go Here.
Readings in 2020:
Wednesday, Oct. 21 6 – 8 pm
Olympia Poetry Network Zoom Reading.
Glad to participate in this long-running reading series, even if via Zoom instead of at the Traditions Café. For more information, check here—and sign up in the Chat for the Open Mic at 5:30 pm.Thursday, Oct. 15 6 – 7 pm
Edmonds Bookshop Virtual Reading with Bethany Reid.
We’ll be reading from our recent books, as well as a few new poems, followed by a conversation about poetry moderated by bookstore co-owner David Brewster. For more information, check here.Thursday, Oct. 8: 7:30 – 9 pm. (PST)
Olympic Peninsula Take a Stand: Art Against Hate Anthology Live Zoom Reading
As one of the curators of the Northwind Reading Series, I’ll be moderating this reading with poets Sharon Carter, Alice Derry, Patrick Dixon, Tess Gallagher, Gary Copeland Lilley and Lawrence Matsuda. For more information and the Zoom link, check here.Sunday, Feb. 23 3 pm
Elliot Bay Books
1521 10th Ave., SeattleSaturday, Feb. 15 7 pm
Village Books
1200 11th Street, Bellingham
Wednesday Feb. 12 5:30 pm
Reading with Elizabeth Landrum
Darvill’s Bookstore
296 Main Street, Eastsound, Orcas IslandSunday, Feb. 2 6:30 – 8 pm
Hold Fast Book Launch
Celebration & Reading
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
124 Center Road, Chimacum
Past Workshops:
October 31 – November 3:
Northwest Writers’ Weekend.
Pilgrim Firs Conference Center, Port Orchard, WASeptember 22- 29: Arriving Here:
Exploring Our Inner & Outer Landscapes through Mindful Writing.
Holden Village, North Cascades. Click here for more information.Thursday April 18th 11 – 3 pm
Walk & Write with the Poets @ BloedelSunday April 14th 1 – 3:15
Vashon LitCon
Workshop: Writing Our Walk
I’d love to give a reading or teach a workshop for you! I’m enjoying teaching and giving readings via Zoom, so that’s our best option right now. You can check out my readings on the Read & Watch page.