Whatcom Artists Poetry Reading

When

September 19, 2025   
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Instructor

Carla Shafer, Bob Zaslow, Peggy Sullivan, and Jeffery St Rose.

Cost: Free

Where

Whatcom Art Center
1105 11St, Bellingham, Washington, 98225

Event Type

Poetry reading featuring local Whatcom County writers: Carla Shafer, Bob Zaslow, Peggy Sullivan, and Jeffery St Rose.

Cost: Free

Class size: 55

Art Medium: Poetry, spoken word

Age Groups: All welcome

Artist Bios:

  • Carla Shafer – community and peace activist, and founder of the Chuckanut Sandstone Writers Theater, explores themes of family, the natural world and social justice in her poetry.
  • Bob Zaslow – award-winning playwright, filmmaker, lyricist, and 2025 Sue Boynton Poetry award Winner will be reading from His Elder Poems Anthology, and his children’s book A Pucker of Lemons.
  • Peggy Sullivan – is an award-winning author, retired mental health therapist, blogger, and presenter. She will be Reading peace poems inspired by nature and summer gardens.
  • Jeffery St. Rose – author of Spectrum Continuum, and Ephemeral Ecstasies out of which we have being. His poetry explores consciousness and metaphysical themes.