
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.