May 17, 2018 — Olympia Poetry Network
The Olympia Poetry Network (www.olympiapoetrynetwork.org) has been the South Puget Sound’s place for poetry since 1990. The group meets on the third Wednesday of every month at Traditions Café in Olympia, Washington. They also sponsor workshops and other poetry events. See Facebook event. Featured readers (all of whom are OPN board members): Terri Cohlene, Chris Dahl, Patrick Dixon, and Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis
Terri Cohlene is the author of nine books for children. Her poetry has appeared in Godiva Speaks, Pontoon, Floating Bridge Review, Arnazella, Stories with Grace, Switched on Gutenberg, and America at War. Her website is www.terricohlene.com.
Chris Dahl’s chapbook, Mrs. Dahl in the Season of Cub Scouts, was published by Still Waters Press. Her work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, Seattle Review, and Cascadia Review.
Patrick Dixon is editor of the seven-book set Anchored in Deep Water: The FisherPoets Anthology. His chapbook Arc of Visibility won the 2015 Alabama State Poetry Morris Memorial competition. His website is www.patrickdixon.net.
Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis teaches at Saint Martin’s University and has published poetry in OccuPoetry, Social Policy, Penny Ante Feud, Dark Matter, In Layman’s Terms, and That Literary Review.