by Danielle Champíet-Coronado April is National Poetry Month and what better way to celebrate it than with a state-wide tour of Washington’s cities and dramatically diverse countryside. Fortune was ours this eve as we were graced with a visit from author, activist and Washington State Poet Laureate, Claudia Castro Luna. Meeting her was truly an […]
by Danielle Champíet-Coronado We were doubly blessed this month to have been treated to two great poets in one evening. Drawing one of our largest crowds, Emily Van Kley and Jon Lupin braved the elements and bad traffic to deliver vivacious and uproarious readings. It was an unforgettable evening. Emily Van Kley won the imaginary […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Spring has finally come to Vancouver. Sorry Punxsutawney Phil but YOUR. TIME. HAS. PASSED! The spring fae have been busy at Barnes and Noble with flowers and critters warmly greeting those headed to the Starbucks Café. Buddha figurines and yoga mats adding a touch of Zen to the atmosphere. It’s always a […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Tonight we paid tribute to two of the finest poets to have graced us in this lifetime; William Stafford and Mary Oliver. January 17th was William Stafford’s birthday and sadly, we lost Mary Oliver on that same day this year. I’m always fascinated at the ways life can take two souls and […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado The Last Tuesdays Poetry Group featured poets for 2019! We have some fantastic artists coming to read their astounding works: G.L. Morrison, John Lupin, Emily Van Kley, Shaindel Beers, Jules Boykoff, Carlos Reyes, Andrea Hollander, Judith Barrington and much more to come! We’re staring the year off with a tribute to William […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado As we gathered on this most festive of occasions to commune with the artistic voices of the past and present, our eyes were treated to a plethora of delights. With the sun setting on All Hallows Eve, Barnes and Noble prepared for the season of merriment and giving. Beautiful decorations adorned […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado At the Passing of the Pen ceremony held at the Vancouver Community Library in Vancouver, WA on September 30, 2018, Gwendolyn Morgan was appointed Clark County’s newest Poet Laureate. Clark County Arts Commissioner, LaRae Zawodny, hosted the vivacious event and the community was out en masse to celebrate its new ambassador. Speakers […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado We are a world immersed in poetry. From our first nursery rhymes to the music we bathe ourselves in daily; poetry surrounds us constantly. Even the books we love so much have splashes of poetry throughout to make the emotions stronger and the story more tangible. Steinbeck, Hemingway, even Stephen King all […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado A curious book with a lyrical title that sounds like something you’d hear on the radio between Wagner’s ‘Flight of the Valkyries’ and DeBussy’s ‘Claire De Lune’. I say curious because of the book’s unique nature. “It’s written from the perspective of the observer being observed,” Stephen Lackaye, poet and author of […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Greatness isn’t achieved without a few follies and this poetry event was no exception to either. At first I thought that we were being punked by Gilbert & Sullivan or that Rod Serling would poke his head out from behind the stacks and say “gotcha!” Such was not the case. […]
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