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...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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September 3, 2019
by Kate Jones, Summer Intern Another wonderful summer has come and gone, and I’m looking at my finished Summer Book Bingo board, trying to articulate why I love this experience so much. I’m...
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September 3, 2019
By Danielle Palmer-Friedman, with illustrations by Madeline Kernan In mid-September, the SAL constellation will enter the literary house, meaning buzzing hearts and minds for anyone under its sway. Ou...
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August 30, 2019
Many people work for SAL behind-the-scenes and it take a team to make it all happen. Danielle Palmer-Friedman has worked with SAL for the past year in a variety of ways—as a Words Matter volunteer, ...
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August 26, 2019
Meet Bre’Anna Girdy, our new Writers in the Schools Program Coordinator! Bre’Anna, who will be working with the WITS team to help empower young people in WITS classrooms, publications, and...
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August 22, 2019
In the SAL offices, perched on top of our kitchen table, is a little wire basket which only gets filled in the summer months—it’s our Summer Book Bingo mailbox, where an entrant’s board ...
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August 21, 2019
Seattle Arts & Lectures is committed to making our spaces and events accessible to all. We want to make positive adjustments so that our patrons’ experiences are the best they can be.
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