SAL/ON

A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures

Category: 2025/26 Season

“A Wave of Feelings” by Rilla Collier

I have lots of feelings, some are soft like my favorite tuft of wool. Some are tough and fierce and fearless in some ways, some are even blank or like I don’t belong. But they all are waves, and the...

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Community Partner Spotlight: Team Read

SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner, Team Read! Read on to learn more about their work in Seattle and say hello to them in the lobby at our upcoming events with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers...

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“Saltwater” by Varnika Jammalamadaka

If I am to be tossed Point them in the direction of the Pacific Tell them there is no specific way I’d want them to drown me at sea Pathetic, like garbage Her frothy white soap could not convince me...

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“Home” by Maya Klein

A home is a shelter to stay warm or cold Family are loved ones A room is a safe place to hide in and love A bed is a place to dream A forest is a place to imagine and draw A tree is a place to climb a...

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Community Partner Spotlight: Ballard Food Bank

SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner Ballard Food Bank, a community hub and resource center. Ballard Food Bank will be tabling in the lobby at our event with Padma Lakshmi at Benaroya Hal...

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“Witness” by Sione Sebastian Kapesi

I witness hate, I witness glee. But there is something I don’t see. I witness dance, I witness death. Men of no value losing breath. I witness joy, I witness kissing. But there is something the worl...

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