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POETRYFEST 2016
It’s prime time for rhyme in Manzanita
By Dave Fisher
For Cannon Beach Gazette
It’s a good news/bad news situa-
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themselves in for the upcoming three-
day event in Manzanita. First, the bad
news. If you were looking forward to
honing your poetry writing skills in
the workshops associated with Poet-
ryFest, well, they’re full — even be-
fore advance press releases had been
written and submitted.
The good news? The public is in-
vited to hear critically acclaimed po-
ets and workshop leaders John Brehm
and Andrea Hollander, who will read
from their latest collections and sign
books at the Hoffman Center for the
Arts Saturday evening, April 23. Po-
etryFest returns to Manzanita on April
22-24.
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end event for the Manzanita Writers’
Series, pulling in attendees from Port-
land, and the local area, as well as oth-
er locations in the Northwest.
“I thought last year that there was
potential to grow,” said Emily Rans-
dell, who, along with Phyliss Mannan,
coordinated this year’s event. “The
poets who are teaching have a follow-
ing and Manzanita is a great place to
come for a weekend getaway.”
The expanded PoetryFest allows
for 24 people to take advantage of
workshops to improve writing skills,
practice public reading and participate
in roundtable discussions. As for this
year’s instructors, John Brehm is the
Andrea
Hollander
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workshops at both the Attic Institute
and Mountain Writers Series.
“I have studied with Hollander and
can attest to how good she is. Sev-
eral poems I wrote in her class have
been published,” said Ransdell of the
award-winning poet.
PoetryFest is an offshoot of the
Manzanita Writers’ Series, which was
launched in June 2008. An ongoing
program, the Writers’ Series helps fos-
ter the local writing community and
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brings well-known authors to the area
Manzanita Writers’ Series founders and PoetryFest creators Kathie to read from their latest books and in-
teract with the audience. The program,
Hightower, left, and Vera Wildauer.
which is conducted primarily during
author of two books of poems, “Help +ROODQGHU¶V ¿UVW IXOOOHQJWK SRHWU\ the “shoulder season,” has been tre-
Is On the Way” and “Sea of Faith, and collection received the 1993 Nicholas mendously successful, according to
the associate editor of The Oxford Roerich Poetry Prize; her fourth was founders Vera Wildauer and Kathie
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Book of American Poetry.
and continuing to attract well-known
His poems have appeared in Poet- Award.
Other honors include two poetry authors.”PoetryFest came about be-
ry, The Southern Review, New Ohio
Review, The Sun, Prairie Schooner, fellowships from the National En- cause it was less successful as a Writ-
The Writer’s Almanac, The Norton dowment for the Arts, Pushcart Prizes ers’ Series evening event, however the
Introduction to Literature, and many in both poetry and memoir, and poetry poetry workshops were very success-
other journals and anthologies. Brehm fellowships from the Arkansas Arts ful,” said Wildauer, who noted that the
teaches for Mountain Writers Series, Council and Literary Arts of Portland, expanded two days of workshops has
Literary Arts, and The Lighthouse Oregon, where she has lived since helped in accommodating nearly twice
Writers Workshop in Denver. Andrea 2011 and where she conducts writing as many participants over last year.
Local businesses have gotten into
the act, as well, to enhance the week-
end in April for all participants. Ocean
Inn is offering reduced rates the week-
end of PoetryFest 2016, while Vino
has expanded its hours to encourage
workshop attendees to continue af-
ter-hour conversations.”We’ve had a
lot of writing workshops early on this
year in addition to PoetryFest, for writ-
ers to hone their skills,” said Hightow-
er, “and participants are encouraged to
submit their work for publication in
the Squid,” a literary journal featur-
ing the works of north Oregon coast
writers. Both Hightower and Wildau-
er view Manzanita as a thriving “lit-
erary community,” noting that sev-
eral authors have moved to the area
or purchased a second home. Brehm
and Hollander will conduct daytime
workshops during PoetryFest 2016 on
The Magic of Metaphor and The Im-
portance of Powerful Titles & Great
Opening Lines, offering an opportu-
nity for both beginning and serious
poets alike to practice and polish their
craft. In addition, they will read from
their works at 7 p.m. on Saturday at
the Hoffman Center, located at 594
Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. Admission
to the public reading is $7.
Although PoetryFest 2016 work-
shops are currently full, those interest-
ed can be put on a waiting list in case
of cancellations. Contact Mannan
if you wish to be added to the list at
phmannan@gmail.com.
Further information on PoetryFest
is available online at hoffmanblog.org.
Documentaries give ‘appreciation’ of salmon
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spawned prior to the Decem-
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Prior to this, Wiley, an
of the documentaries are in
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coast watershed councils and
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the possibility exists that they
ditions for his own personal
will be available online as
use. And although producing
well. As for future efforts, Wi-
documentary videos is not in
ley is mum, though he looks
his job description, Wiley’s
forward to getting out into the
interest piqued following his
wilds again with his GoPro
attendance at meetings of the
camera in hand.
American Fisheries Society
Alix Lee, coordinator for
in Seaside and Portland last
the watershed council, caught
summer.
wind of Wiley’s fall monitor-
In particular, he was cap-
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tivated by the power of docu-
derway and could hardly wait
mentaries in a special session
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he attended while in Portland.
Though she had seen a few
That, he says, was the cata-
clips, the recent screening was
lyst.
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“Journey’s End,” an
nid Life Cycle Monitoring on
18-minute video capturing
the North Fork Nehalem Riv-
underwater behavior and
er in its entirety.
spawning of wild chum salm-
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the Nehalem and Tillamook
in rivers and creeks on the
northern Oregon Coast, was, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crew leader Aar- watersheds and also create
for the most part, pieced to- on Truesdell on the North Fork Nehalem holding a wild fall awareness of the state’s mon-
gether using footage Wiley Chinook salmon prior to tagging at Waterhouse Falls adult itoring program and how that
information is used,” she said.
had shot previously. The vid- trap.
Said one audience member
eo, set to music, isn’t neces-
sarily a documentary, accord-
“It’s a documentary designed performed rain or shine. This of the videos following the
ing to Wiley, but an effort to to pull you into our world,” said season was marked by sig- presentation, “It was had no
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from our own coastal streams. terhouse and Fall Creek falls on levels on the North Fork Ne- cil speaker presentation will
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their natural environment so where they monitor migration shut down operations at the Community Center in Manza-
viewers can appreciate what’s of coho and Chinook salmon.
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going on,” he said.
Filmed from September weeks. What was supposed to for social time followed by
Salmonid Life Cycle Mon- 2015 through January of this be a relatively drier than nor- the program at 7 p.m.
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activities on the North Fork tion and life cycle of spawning brown” raging waters are sure
to have a negative effect, ac-
Nehalem River with a focus salmon.
Dictated by the annual fall cording to Wiley, on graveled
on the 2015 fall salmon trap-
migration, it’s hard work and areas upstream where salmon
ping season.
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Devil’s Cauldron from Oswald West State Park.
Earth Day Hike to
Devil’s Cauldron
Experience the connec-
tion between land and sea
during the upcoming Earth
Day Hike to Devil’s Caul-
dron and Short Sands Beach
in Oswald West State Park,
Sunday, April 24, at 1 p.m.
This free guided hike is
part of the Explore Nature
series of hikes, walks, pad-
dles and outdoor adventures.
Hosted by a consortium
of volunteer community
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tions, these meaningful na-
ture-based experiences high-
light the unique beauty of
Tillamook County and the
work being done to preserve
and conserve the area’s natu-
ral resources and natural re-
source-based economy. The
hike is offered in partnership
with the North County Rec-
reation District’s Earth Day
Eco Fair event held April
22-23 at 36155 9th St., Ne-
halem.
Devil’s Cauldron is an
easy, short 1/4-mile hike
open to all ages. The hike
will be led by Chrissy Smith
of Friends of Cape Falcon
Marine Reserve and Dale
Cramer Burr of Lower Ne-
halem Community Trust.
Experience the unique story
of our coastline, from natu-
ral history to ongoing land
and ocean conservation ac-
tivities, including the new
Cape Falcon Marine Re-
serve. Continue on Elk Flats
Trail for a 3-mile moderate
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Sands Beach. The Elk Flats
Trail, which leads hikers
through stunning old growth
trees is steep in some sec-
tions and can be muddy this
time of year; be prepared to
scamper over sizable fallen
trees. This event is fee and
open to the public. There are
no bathrooms or drinking
water facilities on this hike.
Bring water and snacks.
Parking is limited; carpool
when possible. Registration
encouraged but not required.
Register at 2016earthday-
hike.eventbrite.com.
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