chafing mat woven by Greg Neitzel
2018 FisherPoets Gathering
Evening Reading Schedule
(02/20/18)
It's a record again, again. A hundred and ten fisherpoets at seven venues. You can't catch them all but you can have a great time. Here's when to find your favorites and where to play a hunch.
Columbian Theater, Friday, February 23
MCs Pat Dixon and Dano Quinn
5 p.m.
Jen Hamaker, San Diego CA
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
6 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
7 p.m.
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
8 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
9 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Jon Lee w/ Spud Siegel, Portland OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
10 p.m. to close
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
Fort George Lovell Show Room, Friday, February 23
MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
4 p.m.
James Kasner, Newport OR
Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldatna AK
Emilie Springer, Homer AK
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Wallace McDonald, Petersberg AK
Marie Rose, Haines AK
6 p.m.
Henry Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
7 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
9 p.m.
Catie Bursch, Homer AK
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman, Cannon Beach and Gearhart OR
KALA , Friday, February 23
MCs Peter Munro and Mariah Warren
4 p.m.
Anna Young, Cordova AK
Mike Tarabochia, Shoreline WA
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
5 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
George Wilson, Portland OR
Marcia King, Kilauea HI
6 p.m.
Phil Meehan, Portland OR
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
7 p.m.
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
8 p.m.
Mariah Warren, Sitka AK
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA
Jonathan White, Orcas WA
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Liberty Theater, Friday, February 23
MCs Tele Aadsen and Rob Seitz
5 p.m.
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium
6 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA
7 p.m.
Rich King, Kilauea HI
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
9 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
John Copp, Portland OR
10:30 p.m.
Poetry at the Line
Slam with host Moe Bowstern
Voodoo Room, Friday, February 23
MCs Will Hornyak and Holly Hughes
5 p.m.
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
9 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Mark Titus, Seattle WA
Wet Dog Café, Friday, February 23
MCs Wayne Chimenti and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Kevin Scriber, Portland OR
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
6 p.m.
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Oceana Wills, Homer AK
7 p.m.
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Saturday, February 24
MCs Tom Hilton and Phil Lansing
5 p.m.
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA
6 p.m.
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
7 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
RK and Cherry Rice, Long Beach WA
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Anna Young, Cordova AK
Fort George Lovell Showroom, Saturday, February 24
MCs Mary Jacobs and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Phil Meehan, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Oceana Wills, Homer AK
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Jonathan White, Orcas WA
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
KALA , Saturday, February 24
MCs Nancy Cook and Victoria Stoppiello
5 p.m.
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Catie Bursch, Homer AK
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
6 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA
7 p.m.
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Jon Lee, Portland OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
9 p.m.
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Mark Titus, Seattle WA
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
10 p.m.
Annual FisherPoets Dance
Labor Temple & Café, Saturday, February 24
MCs Moe Bowstern and Jon Broderick
6 p.m.
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
7 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland Or
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Matt Williams, Redmond OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Liberty Theater, Saturday, February 24
MC Dave Densmore and Toby Sullivan
5 p.m.
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldotna AK
6 p.m.
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Marie Rose, Haines AK
7 p.m.
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Emilie Springer, Homer AK
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
10:30 p.m.
Umpteenth Annual On-Site Poetry Contest
Voodoo Room, Saturday, February 24
MCs Rich King and Buck Meloy
5 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Mariah Warren, Sitka AK
6 p.m.
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Wallace McDonald, Petersburg AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
8 p.m.
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
9 p.m.
Rich King, Kilauea HI
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Marcia King, Kilauea HI
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Wet Dog Café, Saturday, February 24
MCs Meezie Hermansen and Ron McDaniel
4:30 p.m.
LeeAnn Schmelzenbach, Seaside OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
5 p.m.
James Kasner, Newport OR
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
7 p.m.
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium
8 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
David Bean, Portland OR
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Evening Reading Schedule
(02/20/18)
It's a record again, again. A hundred and ten fisherpoets at seven venues. You can't catch them all but you can have a great time. Here's when to find your favorites and where to play a hunch.
Columbian Theater, Friday, February 23
MCs Pat Dixon and Dano Quinn
5 p.m.
Jen Hamaker, San Diego CA
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
6 p.m.
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
7 p.m.
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
8 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
9 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Jon Lee w/ Spud Siegel, Portland OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
10 p.m. to close
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
Fort George Lovell Show Room, Friday, February 23
MCs Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman
4 p.m.
James Kasner, Newport OR
Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldatna AK
Emilie Springer, Homer AK
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Wallace McDonald, Petersberg AK
Marie Rose, Haines AK
6 p.m.
Henry Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
7 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
9 p.m.
Catie Bursch, Homer AK
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman, Cannon Beach and Gearhart OR
KALA , Friday, February 23
MCs Peter Munro and Mariah Warren
4 p.m.
Anna Young, Cordova AK
Mike Tarabochia, Shoreline WA
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
5 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
George Wilson, Portland OR
Marcia King, Kilauea HI
6 p.m.
Phil Meehan, Portland OR
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
7 p.m.
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
8 p.m.
Mariah Warren, Sitka AK
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA
Jonathan White, Orcas WA
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Liberty Theater, Friday, February 23
MCs Tele Aadsen and Rob Seitz
5 p.m.
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium
6 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA
7 p.m.
Rich King, Kilauea HI
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME
8 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
9 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
John Copp, Portland OR
10:30 p.m.
Poetry at the Line
Slam with host Moe Bowstern
Voodoo Room, Friday, February 23
MCs Will Hornyak and Holly Hughes
5 p.m.
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
9 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Mark Titus, Seattle WA
Wet Dog Café, Friday, February 23
MCs Wayne Chimenti and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Kevin Scriber, Portland OR
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
6 p.m.
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Oceana Wills, Homer AK
7 p.m.
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater, Saturday, February 24
MCs Tom Hilton and Phil Lansing
5 p.m.
Philip Randolph Patten, Seattle WA
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Puyallup WA
6 p.m.
Nancy Lord, Homer AK
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
7 p.m.
Ryan and Kyle Lutz, San Francisco CA
RK and Cherry Rice, Long Beach WA
Joel Brady-Power, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Tele Aadsen, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Tom Hilton, Astoria OR
Maria Dosal, Bellingham WA
Harlan Bailey, Martinez CA
Anna Young, Cordova AK
Fort George Lovell Showroom, Saturday, February 24
MCs Mary Jacobs and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Mary Jacobs, Ophir OR
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Phil Meehan, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Oceana Wills, Homer AK
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Jonathan White, Orcas WA
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria and Portland OR
KALA , Saturday, February 24
MCs Nancy Cook and Victoria Stoppiello
5 p.m.
Fred Bailey, Ladysmith BC
Catie Bursch, Homer AK
Victoria Stoppiello, Nehalem OR
6 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Maggie Bursch, Bellingham WA
Mark Alan Lovewell, Martha’s Vineyard MA
7 p.m.
Mike Phillips, Astoria OR
Jon Lee, Portland OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Vicki Horton, Port Townsend WA
Don Pugh, Snohomish WA
9 p.m.
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Sierra Golden, Seattle WA
Mark Titus, Seattle WA
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
10 p.m.
Annual FisherPoets Dance
Labor Temple & Café, Saturday, February 24
MCs Moe Bowstern and Jon Broderick
6 p.m.
Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick, Gearhart and Cannon Beach OR
Jack Merrill, Northeast Harbor ME
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
7 p.m.
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland Or
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Matt Williams, Redmond OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Liberty Theater, Saturday, February 24
MC Dave Densmore and Toby Sullivan
5 p.m.
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
John Elliott, Saltspring Island BC
Georgeanna Heaverly, Soldotna AK
6 p.m.
Larry Kaplan, Essex CT
John Mellor, Berkeley CA
Marie Rose, Haines AK
7 p.m.
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Jim Toteff, Kalama WA
Emilie Springer, Homer AK
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
10:30 p.m.
Umpteenth Annual On-Site Poetry Contest
Voodoo Room, Saturday, February 24
MCs Rich King and Buck Meloy
5 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
John Copp, Portland OR
Mariah Warren, Sitka AK
6 p.m.
Buck Meloy, Bellingham WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Wallace McDonald, Petersburg AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
8 p.m.
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Mike Scott, Port Hadlock WA
Michelle Abramson, Corbett OR
9 p.m.
Rich King, Kilauea HI
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Marcia King, Kilauea HI
Greg Neitzel, Chinook WA
Wet Dog Café, Saturday, February 24
MCs Meezie Hermansen and Ron McDaniel
4:30 p.m.
LeeAnn Schmelzenbach, Seaside OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
5 p.m.
James Kasner, Newport OR
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Bruce Jones, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
7 p.m.
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Jen Pickett, Brussels Belgium
8 p.m.
Alec McMurren, Petersburg AK
Peter Munro, Kenmore WA
Marty McCallum, Bellingham WA
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
David Bean, Portland OR
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
