“Keep Looking up,” Dazzle and Llama friends at Clark County Open Studio, Woolen Farms, Washougal
First Nations Heritage Month
Portland Book Festival highlight: New Poets of Native Nations
Literary Arts notes: “the new anthology New Poets of Native Nations, with Trevino L. Brings Plenty, Laura Da’, Layli Long Soldier, and editor Heid E. Erdrich. New Poets of Native Nations gathers poets of diverse ages, styles, languages, and tribal affiliations to present the extraordinary range and power of new Native poetry. “ Recommend reading this anthology and individual books by the poets included in this collection.
https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/new-poets-native-nations
Circle of Peace: Women in Islam, WSU, VancouverDr. Tejani-Butt, PhD, Professor at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. Remembering our Muslim sisters and brothers who honor the teachings of the Q’uran in a sacred way not often noted in the mainstream.
First Nations Heritage Month, Gala with Gentle Thunder and Traveling Day Society http://www.1gentlethunder.com/
Saturday, November 17, 2018 Ridgefield Youth Arts Month benefit at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Vancouver. I read a few poems as the Clark County Poet Laureate after a young poet Jessie from RHS. May we support our emerging youth artists, dancers, makers, musicians, poets & writers here and collaborative efforts in the arts, sharing our gifts together.
Wild Arts Festival, Audubon authors http://wildartsfestival.org/authors
Interfaith Coalition of Southwest Washington Thanksgiving Eve service https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/dec/19/local-religious-leaders-host-fourth-annual-interfaith-service/