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COASTAL LIFE
Time for the FisherPoets Gathering!
Fishing for poetry
Rob Seitz learned early how to find words to describe his work
THE ARTS
True to her roots and music
Fisherpoet Mary Garvey has always felt close to the water
FEATURE
‘The salt of the earth’
The 19th annual FisherPoets Gathering takes place this weekend
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
New Garden Asian Cuisine is a hidden gem in the Carousel Mall
STEPPING OUT....... .............................................................. 5, 6, 7
FISHERPOETS PROGRAM....... ............................................ 13 to 20
CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 24, 25
CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................27
GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................31
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on the cover
Fred Bailey, of Gabriola Island, British Columbia, reads
his poetry inside the Voodoo Room during last year’s
FisherPoets Gathering.
Photo by Joshua Bessex
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DWIGHT CASWELL
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say I’m looking forward to
my fourth festival with antic-
ipation. The combination of
labor-intense, blue-collar work
stories with literary form is en-
lightening and inspiring.
At the Gathering, speak-
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throughout the weekend: trag-
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ily navigate their way around the sea, stories of heartache and
the various venues and special
events of the 19th annual Gath-
ering, which runs Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, Feb. 26, 27
and 28 in downtown Astoria.
Pull the program out to car-
ry with you as you traverse the
Gathering from venue to ven-
ue. Or, keep it in Coast Week-
end and read up on all the fun
events happening in the region
this weekend between sets of
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For an introduction to the
Gathering, make sure you
don’t miss the Coast Weekend
cover story on Page 10, which
lays out some history and what
Gathering-goers can expect
this year.
I’ve attended the Gather-
Rebecca Sedlak
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
rsedlak@dailyastorian.com
There’s an endless array of
stories to hear and activities
to enjoy. You don’t have to do
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poets at this year’s Gathering,
after all. But that lively variety
makes this festival something
truly special.
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about this event is the variety of
experiences attendees can get
from it. Depending on which
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are on stage, the feelings, mood
and over-arching experience
you walk away with can differ
from that of your neighbor.
Are you part of the dark
crowd in the Voodoo Room?
Do you enjoy the bustle of the
Wet Dog Cafe? What about
the intimacy of KALA? Or
perhaps you listen on KMUN
91.9 FM, broadcast live from
the Astoria Event Center. Are
you going to tour Dave Dens-
more’s boat? Or do you want
to turn your own hand to writ-
ing in the on-site poetry con-
test?
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