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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 FisherPoets: More than 95 poets took the stage this year Continued from Page 1A “This is my experiment,” he said. “This is just the beginning, feeling out what is possible.” New faces More than 95 poets took the stage at this year’s FisherPoets Gathering. Twen- ty-six were new faces. Anjuli Grantham, of Kodiak, Alaska, DWWHQGHGDQGSHUIRUPHGIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH She heard about the event by word- of-mouth from friends. ³, ORYH WKDW WKH FRDVWDO DQG ¿VKLQJ heritage is so embraced,” she said. *UDQWKDP ZKR JUHZ XS ¿VKLQJ RQ the west side of Kodiak Island, is direct- ing a project with the Alaska Historical Society called the Alaskan Historic Can- neries initiative. It’s a grassroots initiative to do more to document and preserve the history of the seafood industry in Alaska. “Com- ing to Astoria is inspiring. I just had deli- cious beer and food in an old cannery. What is this? Heaven,” Grantham said. “We have a long way to go in Alaska. We do have some good beer and lots of old canneries. Those that are not in use Peter Munro, from Kenmore, Wash., reads his poetry in the Voodoo Room on Saturday. are pretty much derelict and only two are listed on the national registry, some are hunting lodges. Little has been done to ‘I love that the coastal and fishing document or preserve the history of the industry. That is something we are try- heritage is so embraced.’ ing to change.” Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Anjuli Grantham Sheriff of the sea lions participant in FisherPoets from Kodiak, Alaska. Along with voices from the East Coast, Canada and around Alaska, many ORFDO ¿VKHUPHQ KDG D FKDQFH WR VKDUH their stories at FisherPoets. Geno Leech, of Chinook, Washing- ton, performs poetry each year that he wrote to entertain shipmates while com- PHUFLDO¿VKLQJRUZRUNLQJVDOYDJH+LV crowd-pleasing delivery would make singer and actor Tom Waits proud. Some locals performed this weekend IRUWKH¿UVWWLPH Renee Ahre, who lives on a boat near the East End Mooring Basin in Astoria, VKDUHG D SRHP PDQ\ ¿VKHUPHQ FRXOG relate to titled, “Damn Sea Lions.” “They are noisy, stinky, huge and cute. Tourists love them, that’s the truth. Fish- ermen and the Port would love to give them a big old boot,” her poem began. Ahre lives near the thousands of sea lions that have occupied the East End Mooring Basin docks. She keeps an eye out for damage they may cause and reports it to the Port of Astoria. “I’m the self-appointed sheriff,” she said. ABOVE: Renee Ahre, of Astoria, reads a poem titled “Damn Sea Lions” at the Astoria Event Center Friday. RIGHT: Anjuli Grantham, of Kodiak, Alaska, talks about growing up fishing on the west side of Kodiak Island at the Astoria Event Center Friday. 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