By Brenna Wiegand Steve Slemenda’s love of poetry reached a fever pitch 18 years ago when he traveled to the East Coast for the Dodge Poetry Festival. He was on Sabbatical from his job teaching English at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. “I went back to this wonderful, big poetry festival held every two years in New Jersey,” Slemenda said. […]
Saturday, April 14 Poetry Workshop, 1:30-4:00 pm Historic White Steeple Gallery, 314 Jersey Street Award-winning performance poet, Alejandro Jimenez, will show ways to add new dimensions to our poetry. Limited space, reserve by sending $30.00 workshop fee, mail to Silverton Arts Association, C/O Silverton Poetry Association 503.873.2480 [email protected]
Like a sort of joyous ode, Silverton Poetry Festival unfolds over two weekends in settings around Silverton and Mt. Angel. These include a winery, a bakery, two libraries, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Gordon House and the little white church that was a massage school before its present designation as White Steeple Gallery.
