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Words Washed in with the Tide: FisherPoet Fieldwork in Port Townsend

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by Julie Meyer, Folklore Graduate Student On a drizzly Thursday afternoon in March, I threw my camping gear into my car and headed north towards Port Townsend, Washington, with my dog and my recorder in tow. During the long car ride I could feel the adrenaline of conducting my first solo fieldwork expedition motivating me.Only… Continue reading →

16th Annual FisherPoets Gathering, Astoria, Oregon

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Riki Saltzman, OFN Director The annual FisherPoets Gathering happens in the dead of winter—the last weekend in February. While this may seem an odd time for most of us to go traipsing off to the wet and windy northwest coast, it’s downtime for salmon fishermen. As poet, fisherman, and teacher Jon Broderick has noted, however,… Continue reading →