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Kevin Murphy Workshop

Kevin Murphy Workshop

Write what you don’t know! In this workshop, we’ll explore the ways poetry can provide access to the unconscious, the dream world, the irrational, and the taboo. We’ll experiment with forms and exercises to spark the imagination and open the door to mystery and surprise.

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10th Anniversary Reading

10th Anniversary Reading

Join us as we celebrate 10 years, where words and rivers meet! Confluence Poets welcome guest reader Kevin Murphy, Chuckanut Radio Hour’s Poet in Residence. Enjoy Kevin’s witty approach to words, presentations from our own Confluence Poets, and complementary cake and bubbly!

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Fresh Water Poetry

Fresh Water Poetry

Join us for an afternoon of poetry written by our local Confluence poets. The poems are inspired by works in The Confluence’s current main gallery show, “Water,” as well as the waters around us and how we interact with them. Cool off and slow down as the poets whisk you away and refresh your
soul.

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National Poetry Month Reading

National Poetry Month Reading

Come out for our annual National Poetry Month reading! Members of the Confluence Poets and special guests will share poems against the back drop of the Dark Skies exhibit at The Confluence.

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2024 William Stafford Celebration

2024 William Stafford Celebration

Come out for our annual William Stafford birthday poetry reading! Members of the Confluence Poets will read poems by Stafford along with their own poems in response to his. We’ll be joined by students from Paschal Sherman and Liberty Bell High Schools.

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“Awareness,” September 23

“Awareness,” September 23

Join Confluence Poets and special guests in a reading of poetry selected in connection with various national and international days, weeks, and months of health and cultural awareness issues.

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“Poetry in the Park,” June 14

“Poetry in the Park,” June 14

Join the Methow’s Confluence Poets as they present works inspired by the terrain, landscape, library building and amazing surroundings of the Methow Valley. Rotate through the poetry stations situated throughout the Outdoor Library. 5:00 to 6:30 PM

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Preorder New Collection from Subhaga!

Preorder New Collection from Subhaga!

The winner of Red Flag Poetry’s 2022 Chapbook Poetry Contest is ready for you to order, fresh from the mind of our very own Subhaga Crystal Bacon.

This collection was written as part of two Artist-in-Residence programs co-sponsored by the Icicle Fund and Methow Arts Alliance to

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2023 William Stafford Birthday Celebration

2023 William Stafford Birthday Celebration

Confluence Poets present a reading of works celebrating “Methow River poet” William Stafford. The program will conclude with a short open mic for tributes to and remembrances of Mr. Stafford.

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July 8: “Rivers”

July 8: “Rivers”

Join the Confluence Poets at this free event, Friday, July 8, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Confluence Park in Winthrop. The poets present a verbal celebration of our pristine waterways, and other wonders. Presented in the great outdoors! Bring a chair or spread a blanket!

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