“Deer” by Iris Dickerson
September 6, 2023
In new woods, deer come as new life, growth, but blood looming. For you, deer, may have swift eyes, but what of your hooves? Because you must run, swift as the wind, but can’t hide. DEER is of the c...
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A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures
A Conversation with Clara Olivo, WITS Writer-in-Residence
September 5, 2023
This month, we’re sharing stories woven with heart and light from our Youth Programs community. Today, WITS Writer-in-Residence Clara Olivo shares their teaching practice, how they inspire and i...
Book Bingo Recommendations from Minh Elan
July 28, 2023
2023 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is here! Download your board to start playing. Engage with other bingo players and find out their own reading a...
Book Bingo Recommendations from Stesha Brandon
June 27, 2023
2023 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is here! Download your board to start playing. Engage with other bingo players and find out their own reading a...
Book Bingo Recommendations from Karen Maeda Allman
June 2, 2023
2023 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is here! Download your board to start playing. Engage with other bingo players and find out their own reading a...
An Illustration From Michelle Zauner’s Event
June 1, 2023
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may know Tessa Hulls, the “SAL Official Doodler” and author of the forthcoming graphic novel Feeding Ghosts (MCD Books, 2024). We were so lucky tha...
“Oh, the Places You Could Go” by Kyle Gerstel
May 17, 2023
Two roads in front of you, you take the road less traveled. Pfft, easy. Wait. Is that a Third road? When did that get here?
“I Am Many” by Jessica Chamberlain
May 15, 2023
My brain is orange juice in a Klein Bottle. My sloppy thoughts go around in circles, but the journey is smooth. My legs are the wings of a bird. Taking chances and leading with purpose Even flying on ...
“To travel is to be a passenger whose” by Adhya Kona
May 3, 2023
To travel is to be a passenger whose Memory is something that follows us where our lives themselves cannot. Personhood in motion is merely moment, after moment, after all; pieces of ourselves we put t...
“Their Name” by Ratticus Cofer
April 19, 2023
Their Name Once upon a time their name was annoying and fake. Maddie was a coward, she was an outcast, a mistake. She trusted people blindly, as a result she was contorted. And who is she to blame exc...