“The F Train,” by Lucia Young
October 15, 2019
The F Train Maybe she didn’t get the job Maybe the hiring manager found her height overbearing, That she reeked of women who frighten men Maybe he caught sight of the pendant on the chain around her...
SAL/ON
A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures
Category: 2019/20 Season
5 Books Giving Us All the Fall Feels
By Rachel Bachler Trees turn, leaves crunch, night falls altogether at four in the afternoon, and the delightfully sudden fifty-degree drop in temperature entices even the grumpiest of sidewalk commut...
More of a River
October 11, 2019
This essay is part of a series in which Poetry Northwest partners with Seattle Arts & Lectures to present reflections on visiting writers from SAL’s Poetry Series. At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday...
“Ode to Pitbulls,” by Jo Jo Contreras
September 27, 2019
Ode to Pitbulls Given a bad name Sweet as honeydew melon So violent everyone says not even in the top five Gone through more than imaginable Pity the pitbull Lonely star in the night sky Everywhere I ...
What Happens in the Margins: Riding in Cars with Naomi Shihab Nye
September 26, 2019
Words by Danielle Palmer-Friedman, illustration by Madeline Kernan “Everything is always bits and pieces,” Naomi Shihab Nye writes in I’ll Ask You Three Times: Are You OK? As soon as I saw that ...
Introductions: Naomi Shihab Nye
September 25, 2019
By Rebecca Hoogs, SAL Associate Director It is an honor to welcome Naomi Shihab Nye back to the Poetry Series, ten years after her last appearance. In the last year alone, she added a new title to her...
“Between You and Me,” by Adrienne K. Tibbs
September 23, 2019
It’s the tree that fills me with serenity. the green that towers me with hope. the roots that surround me in the twists and turns of sound. those roots that have grown to help me find mine. the limb...
How to be Patti Smith: A Guide in 10 Steps
September 17, 2019
Listen—we can’t all be a rocker, a genius lyricist, a Bohemian New Yorker, a style icon, and an award-winning author. That particular blend of legendary is reserved for Patti Smith, and we on the ...
Our Girls: Notes on Poetry and Palestinian Motherhood
September 16, 2019
This essay is part of a series in which Poetry Northwest partners with Seattle Arts & Lectures to present reflections on visiting writers from SAL’s 2019/20 Poetry Series. At 7:30 p.m.
If You Like… You’ll Love: What to Do When Your Favorite Author is Sold Out
September 5, 2019
You know when someone says, “Oh, you have to read this book,” and you respond, “Oh, it’s on my list!”—and then you just. Never. Read. It? Maybe the bandwagon just isn’t your wagon.