2023 FisherPoets Gathering
February 24-26
February 24-26
Evening Reading Schedule
Friday, February 24
Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Ron McDaniel and Georgie Heaverley
5 p.m.
Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Vineyard Haven MA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Margaret Doyle, Indianola WA
6 p.m.
Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK
Georgie Heaverley, Sterling AK
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
Fred Stager, Kodiak AK
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Jon Lee, Long Beach WA
Columbian Theater
MCs Jimmy Kasner and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Clark Whitney, Soldatna AK
6 p.m.
Jimmy Kasner, Newport OR
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7 p.m.
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Joel Miller, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Meezy Hermansen, Kasilof AK
10 p.m.
FisherPoets at the Line Poetry Slam
MC Jon Broderick
Fort George Lovell Showroom
MC Dave Densmore
5 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Jan Bono, Chinook WA
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
6 p.m.
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Mary Jacobs, Port Angeles WA
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Ray Roberson, St Maries ID
Erin Fristad, Wenatchee WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
KALA
MCs Nancy Cook and Duncan Berry
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
Mike Allen and Amanda Jesse, Hood River OR
6 p.m.
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Jefferson Holland, Annapolis MD
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
7 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
8 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Larry Thormahlen, Astoria OR
9 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Liberty Theatre live stream
MCs Elma Burnham and Maggie Bursch
5 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
Kat Murphy, Port Townsend WA
6 p.m.
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
7 p.m.
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
8 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Meghan Gervais, Homer AK
Amy Sharp, Westport WA
9 p.m.
Maggie Bursch, Homer AK
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Ten Fifteen Theater
MCs Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Henry Hughes, Monmouth OR
Rich King, Kilauea HI
6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Kurt Hoelting, Clinton WA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Ken Samuelson, New York NY
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Joe Upton, Bainbridge WA
Julia Kowalski, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Saturday, February 25
Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Jeff Stonehill and Clark Whitney
5 p.m.
Mike Allen and Amanda Jesse, Hood River OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
6 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Ray Robeson, St Maries ID
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
7 p.m.
Jimmy Kasner, Newport OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Larry Thormahlen, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Erin Fristad, Wenatchee WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
9 p.m.
Clark Whitney, Soldatna AK
Kat Murphy, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater
MCs Will Hornyak and Mark Alan Lovewell
5 p.m.
Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Vineyard Haven MA
Art Anderson, San Francisco CA
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
6 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Julia Kowalski, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Lloyd Montgomery, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
9 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers
Fort George Lovell Showroom
MCs Rich King and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
5 p.m.
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Rich King, Kilauea HI
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
KALA
MCs Dano Quinn and Erica Clark
5 p.m.
Amy Sharp, Westport WA
Margaret Doyle, Indianola WA
Kurt Hoelting, Clinton WA
6 p.m.
Robin Koger, Cook Inlet AK
Georgie Heaverley, Sterling AK
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Fred Stager, Kodiak AK
8 p.m.
Maggie Bursch, Homer AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Ken Samuelson, New York NY
9 p.m.
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Liberty Theatre live stream
MCs Dan Keyser and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
6 p.m.
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Mary Jacobs, Port Angeles WA
7 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
George Wilson, Portland OR
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
10 p.m.
Umpteenth On-Site Poetry Contest
MC Moe Bowstern
Ten Fifteen Theater
MCs Joel Miller and Brad Warren
5 p.m.
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Jan Bono, Long Beach WA
Jefferson Holland, Annapolis MD
6 p.m.
Art Anderson, San Francisco CA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Jon Lee, Long Beach WA
Meghan Gervais, Homer AK
9 p.m.
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Ron McDaniel and Georgie Heaverley
5 p.m.
Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Vineyard Haven MA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Margaret Doyle, Indianola WA
6 p.m.
Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK
Georgie Heaverley, Sterling AK
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
7 p.m.
Fred Stager, Kodiak AK
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
George Wilson, Portland OR
8 p.m.
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
9 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Jon Lee, Long Beach WA
Columbian Theater
MCs Jimmy Kasner and Steve Schoonmaker
5 p.m.
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Clark Whitney, Soldatna AK
6 p.m.
Jimmy Kasner, Newport OR
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7 p.m.
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
8 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Joel Miller, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Meezy Hermansen, Kasilof AK
10 p.m.
FisherPoets at the Line Poetry Slam
MC Jon Broderick
Fort George Lovell Showroom
MC Dave Densmore
5 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Jan Bono, Chinook WA
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
6 p.m.
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
Lloyd Montgomery, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Mary Jacobs, Port Angeles WA
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Ray Roberson, St Maries ID
Erin Fristad, Wenatchee WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
KALA
MCs Nancy Cook and Duncan Berry
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
Mike Allen and Amanda Jesse, Hood River OR
6 p.m.
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Jefferson Holland, Annapolis MD
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
7 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
8 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Larry Thormahlen, Astoria OR
9 p.m.
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Liberty Theatre live stream
MCs Elma Burnham and Maggie Bursch
5 p.m.
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
Kat Murphy, Port Townsend WA
6 p.m.
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
7 p.m.
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
8 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Meghan Gervais, Homer AK
Amy Sharp, Westport WA
9 p.m.
Maggie Bursch, Homer AK
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Ten Fifteen Theater
MCs Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick
5 p.m.
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR and Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Henry Hughes, Monmouth OR
Rich King, Kilauea HI
6 p.m.
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Kurt Hoelting, Clinton WA
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Ken Samuelson, New York NY
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
8 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Joe Upton, Bainbridge WA
Julia Kowalski, Seattle WA
9 p.m.
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Saturday, February 25
Astoria Brewing Company
MCs Jeff Stonehill and Clark Whitney
5 p.m.
Mike Allen and Amanda Jesse, Hood River OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Wilfred Wilson, Delta BC
6 p.m.
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Ray Robeson, St Maries ID
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
7 p.m.
Jimmy Kasner, Newport OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Larry Thormahlen, Astoria OR
8 p.m.
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Erin Fristad, Wenatchee WA
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
9 p.m.
Clark Whitney, Soldatna AK
Kat Murphy, Port Townsend WA
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Columbian Theater
MCs Will Hornyak and Mark Alan Lovewell
5 p.m.
Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Vineyard Haven MA
Art Anderson, San Francisco CA
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
6 p.m.
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Julia Kowalski, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Kathy Stack, Saltspring Island BC
Lloyd Montgomery, Bellingham WA
8 p.m.
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
9 p.m.
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers
Fort George Lovell Showroom
MCs Rich King and Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento
5 p.m.
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA
Doreen Dahl, Roseburg OR
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
6 p.m.
Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
7 p.m.
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Rich King, Kilauea HI
8 p.m.
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
9 p.m.
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
KALA
MCs Dano Quinn and Erica Clark
5 p.m.
Amy Sharp, Westport WA
Margaret Doyle, Indianola WA
Kurt Hoelting, Clinton WA
6 p.m.
Robin Koger, Cook Inlet AK
Georgie Heaverley, Sterling AK
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
7 p.m.
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Fred Stager, Kodiak AK
8 p.m.
Maggie Bursch, Homer AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Ken Samuelson, New York NY
9 p.m.
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Liberty Theatre live stream
MCs Dan Keyser and Doug Rhodes
5 p.m.
David Bean, Portland OR
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
6 p.m.
Dan Keyser, Chinook WA
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Mary Jacobs, Port Angeles WA
7 p.m.
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
8 p.m.
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
9 p.m.
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
George Wilson, Portland OR
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach and Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
10 p.m.
Umpteenth On-Site Poetry Contest
MC Moe Bowstern
Ten Fifteen Theater
MCs Joel Miller and Brad Warren
5 p.m.
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Jan Bono, Long Beach WA
Jefferson Holland, Annapolis MD
6 p.m.
Art Anderson, San Francisco CA
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
7 p.m.
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Mariah Warren, Ketchikan AK
Scott McAllister, Juneau AK
8 p.m.
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Jon Lee, Long Beach WA
Meghan Gervais, Homer AK
9 p.m.
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Fisherpoets are schooled up for their return to Astoria. Here's a list of those we're expecting.
(updated 2/23/23)
Tele Aadsen, Bow WA
Mike Allen and Amanda Jesse, Hood River OR
Rich Bard, Vashon WA
David Bean, Portland OR
Lou Beaudry, McCall ID
Beerman Creek String Band, Astoria OR
Duncan Berry, Otis OR
Jan Bono, Long Beach WA
Moe Bowstern, Portland OR
Jon Branshaw, Westport WA
Jon Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
Max Broderick, Cannon Beach OR
The Brownsmead Flats, Astoria OR
Elma Burnham, Bellingham WA
Maggie Bursch, Homer AK
Abigail Calkin, Gustavus AK
Nahja Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Wayne Chimenti, Port Townsend WA
Erica Clark, Astoria OR
Nancy Cook, Astoria OR
Billie Delaney, Brownsmead OR
Dave Densmore, Astoria OR
Pat Dixon, Olympia WA
Margaret Doyle, Indianola WA
Ed Edmo, Portland OR
Erin Fristad, Wenatchee WA
Pete Gannaway, Long Beach WA
Mary Garvey, Seaview WA
Meghan Gervais, Homer AK
Bob Gudmundson, Bellingham WA
Balika Haakanson, Seattle WA
Lorrie Haight, Long Beach WA
Georgeanna Heaverley, Sterling AK
Meezie Hermansen, Kasilof AK
Kurt Hoelting, Clinton WA
Jefferson Holland, Annapolis MD
Will Hornyak, Portland OR
Annie Howell-Adams, Friday Harbor WA
Henry Hughes, Monmouth OR
Holly Hughes, Indianola WA
Mary Jacobs, Anacortes WA
Cary Jones, Eugene OR
Colin Kaferle, Portland OR
Jeffrey Kahrs, Edmonds WA
Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento, Portland OR
James Kasner, Newport OR
Gary Keister, Port Hadlock WA
Danny Keyser, Chinook WA
Rich King, Kilauea HI
Robin Koger, Eagle River AK
Julia Kowalski, Seattle WA
Hobe Kytr, Astoria OR
Phil Lansing, Boise ID
Jon Lee, Long Beach WA
Geno Leech, Chinook WA
Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Vineyard Haven MA
Ron McDaniel, Sulphur Springs AR
Dennis McGuire, Cordova AK
Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
Joel Miller, Portland OR
Lloyd Montgomery, Bellingham WA
Harry Moore, Palmer AK
Kat Murphy, Port Townsend WA
John Palmes, Juneau AK
Dano Quinn, Seattle WA
Doug Rhodes, Craig AK
Ray Roberson, St Maries ID
Larry Ryser, Ferndale WA
Ken Samuelson, New York NY
Steve Schoonmaker, Kasilof AK
Kevin Scribner, Portland OR
Amy Sharp, Westport WA
Rob Seitz, Astoria OR
Shanghaied on the Willamette, Portland OR
Jay Speakman, Gearhart OR
Fred Stager, Kodiak AK
Clem Starck, Dallas OR
Jeff Stonehill, Seattle WA
Toby Sullivan, Kodiak AK
Larry Thormahlen, Astoria OR
Ray Troll, Ketchikan AK
Joe Upton, Bainbridge WA
Brad Warren, Seattle WA
Clark Whitney, Soldatna AK
George Wilson, Portland OR
Wilfred Roy Wilson, Delta BC
Shannon Zellerhoff, Deming WA
