Tag: Animals
Last Tuesdays Poetry Group; March 26, 2019
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 […]
Last Tuesdays Poetry Group; November 27, 2018
by Danielle Champíet-Coronado We closed out 2018 with a phenomenal reading by Sam Roxas-Chua. Nearly an all-star gathering, some of the top names in Pacific Northwest poetry came out to support his reading and to share some of their own art. On such a night one can feel the essence of great poets past drawing […]
Last Tuesdays Poetry; October 30, 2018
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 […]
Gwendolyn Morgan; Clark County’s Newest Poet Laureate
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 […]
Our Time Is NOW!
This November 6th and all of the early voting times leading up to it are the most important elections of our time. Our voices are loudest during these elections and we desperately need to clean the garbage out of our government! We can do it but it’s going to take all of us – no […]
The Softer Side of Sharks
This video will change how we’ve been taught to see sharks. So beautiful and mesmerizing. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=296652464488562&id=334191996715482
Juggling Otter
Sometimes we need a little cuteness to start the week off right. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:6455384977839255552
The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Two of my favorite things about the Last Tuesday poetry group are getting to meet the authors and the unpredictability of the events. They’re always chock full of surprises, from side-splitting humor to incredible poetry and everything in between. March was no exception for us. It started with a near last-minute change […]
Guilt in our Pockets: Poems from South India
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Braving the winter chill and the rain, I found a friendly face waiting in the Starbucks café at Barnes and Noble. It was Tuesday, the last Tuesday, and soon poets and poetry lovers would be gathering for the open mic session that evening. Fortune favors the bold and it certainly did! […]