The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current, February 24, 2022, 0, Page 4, Image 4

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    Patrick Dixon
The
Illahee
Apartments
Why Live
Anywhere
Else?
1046 Grand Avenue
Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-2280
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‘Anchored in Snug Harbor,’ an image taken on the west side of Cook Inlet during Patrick Dixon’s more than two decades as a commercial ﬁ sherman.
MaRiTiMe pOeTrY
FisherPoet Patrick
Dixon is a writer,
photographer, retired
educator and former
commercial ﬁ sherman
living in Olympia.
Dixon ﬁ nds community
among FisherPoets
BY ANDY CAMERON
In the darkest depths of a cold Alas-
kan night, after a series of unfathomable
blunders, the steel hull of the Exxon Val-
dez came to rest upon the rocky shoul-
ders of Bligh Reef. The ship’s grounding
unleashed a swath of destruction. Over 10
million gallons of oil coated the biologi-
cal and economic riches of Prince William
Sound.
The shipwreck also sparked a creative
ﬁ re in the heart of ﬁ sherman and poet Pat-
rick Dixon.
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