“My Ode to an ICU Bed,” by Nico Tobias
June 24, 2019
I really like the ICU beds. They remind me of my pillow.
SAL/ON
A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures
Let the Record Reflect: Songs from Bushwick/SAL Partner-Events
June 24, 2019
By Wes Weddell, Associate Director of The Bushwick Book Club For the fourth season of partner-events between Seattle Arts & Lectures and The Bushwick Book Club Seattle, the two organizations set a...
3 Questions: Julieta Vitullo, Our New WITS Program Associate
June 13, 2019
Meet Julieta Vitullo, our brand new Writers in the Schools Program Associate! Julieta, who will be engaging with WITS schools, writers, teachers, and families throughout the year to celebrate the work...
2019 Summer Book Bingo: Start Your Next Square
June 12, 2019
By Danielle Palmer-Friedman Your first #BookBingoNW2019 square is seemingly the easiest to knock out: the board dancing in front of you, all of your options open, untouched. But after you’ve crossed...
2019 Summer Book Bingo: SAL Speaker Square
June 11, 2019
By Brooke Densmore Williams, Summer Book Bingo Player I look forward to Summer Book Bingo every year, and 2019 marks my fourth year of filling my book bingo card with books written by black, indigenou...
SAL Success Guide to Book Bingo
June 10, 2019
By Danielle Palmer-Friedman The game is underway, and we’re set to read, play, and win. Here are some handy tips & tricks on how to master the 2019 Book Bingo Board this summer, straight from th...
“Family,” by Omar Shamdeen
June 8, 2019
Family I remember when I visited my country Kurdistan, in Iraq. I was eleven. Me, my brother and my parents had to sleep At both of my grandparents’ houses. I remember we decided to stay, which ende...
Introductions: Solmaz Sharif
June 7, 2019
On June 3, 2019, we had the pleasure of welcoming poet Solmaz Sharif to the SAL stage—or rather, re-welcoming, as her initially-scheduled appearance in February was cancelled due to one of the worst...
Welcome, Bryn Carlson!
June 5, 2019
We’re giving a warm welcome to Bryn Carlson of Whitman College, who recently joined the SAL team in June as a Writers in the Schools intern. We’re so grateful to have her on board—learn a little...
WITS Voices: Evergreen Speaks
June 3, 2019
By Maiah Merino, WITS Writer-in-Residence My first year with Writer in the Schools, I taught 9th grade poetry at Evergreen High School in Burien, four classes, three of which were English Language Lea...