Salish Sea Poetry Festival

Salish Sea Poetry Festival Experience Bellingham through poetry.

So excited for this! Who’s planning on being there for this poetry pop up pub crawl in beautiful Fairhaven?
04/06/2026

So excited for this! Who’s planning on being there for this poetry pop up pub crawl in beautiful Fairhaven?

Mark your calendars for the next Poetry Pop-Up Pub Crawl, Thursday, April 23, crawling through Fairhaven! it’s free! The...
03/17/2026

Mark your calendars for the next Poetry Pop-Up Pub Crawl, Thursday, April 23, crawling through Fairhaven! it’s free! The venues are all-ages! (Although some of the poems may explore adult themes)
4:30 - 5:15 VILLAGE BOOKS, poets from Village Books Poetry Group
5:30 - 6:15 STONE’S THROW, poets via Bellingham Review
6:30 - 7:15 SKYLARK’S CAFE, poets from Whatcom Reads and Whatcom Writes
7:30 - 8:15 CORNER TAPHOUSE , Open Mic

A poetry contest, a poetry event, and a tiny mushroom on a stump walk into a bar…
03/09/2026

A poetry contest, a poetry event, and a tiny mushroom on a stump walk into a bar…

Poetry Contest for Whatcom County folks! It’s time to send in your poems to the Sue C Boynton poetry contest! All the in...
03/04/2026

Poetry Contest for Whatcom County folks!
It’s time to send in your poems to the Sue C Boynton poetry contest! All the info is in that poster image, or follow this link: https://www.whatcompoetryseries.com/submission

Write some poems with us!
03/04/2026

Write some poems with us!

Coming up! Saturday March 14, 3:30pm at Bellingham Public Library, in the meeting room downstairs: A poetry workshop! It...
03/04/2026

Coming up! Saturday March 14, 3:30pm at Bellingham Public Library, in the meeting room downstairs: A poetry workshop! It’s free and you should come and rough out a poem or ten.
This is happening because we love poetry, and also because it’s the submission window for the Sue C Boynton Poetry Contest, a long running Whatcom County poetry event.
You have a poem in your heart and that’s why you have heart burn. So come write it out and feel all better and soothed. Aaaaaah.

Salish Sea Poetry Festival committee first big meeting of 2026! We’re exploring some ideas for events throughout the yea...
01/23/2026

Salish Sea Poetry Festival committee first big meeting of 2026! We’re exploring some ideas for events throughout the year, and putting together a plan for the big festival weekend! What was something you loved about the festival that you hope we’ll do again?

Couple of pictures from the poetry reading last week responding to the death of Renee Good. Thank you to everyone who ca...
01/22/2026

Couple of pictures from the poetry reading last week responding to the death of Renee Good. Thank you to everyone who came out to to read and listen. These are trying times, friends; keep gathering, keep writing, keep sharing.

Dear Poetry Fans:In times of sadness and anger, we have poetry. In times of sadness and anger, we need poetry.Please joi...
01/12/2026

Dear Poetry Fans:

In times of sadness and anger, we have poetry. 

In times of sadness and anger, we need poetry.

Please join us at 6pm this Thursday at Honey Moon for a reading and open mic. We'll read poems by and in honor of Renee Nicole Good, as well as whatever poems folks feel moved to read. 

In Peace and Love,

Liz and the SSPF team

Ooh! Ooh! Spotted at the downtown Bellingham co-op! Go get it! The best calendar full of local ports you will ever see!!...
12/21/2025

Ooh! Ooh! Spotted at the downtown Bellingham co-op! Go get it! The best calendar full of local ports you will ever see!! (Until next years calendar…)

Looking for those last minute gifts? Missed our calendar event? has a stash of our Poet AF calendar just inside waiting...
12/21/2025

Looking for those last minute gifts? Missed our calendar event? has a stash of our Poet AF calendar just inside waiting for you! Everyone you know will appreciate this calendar full of awesome photographs of local poets you’ve probably met in person.

We had a lovely reading for the first Poet AF Poets of Whatcom County calendar! Thanks to everyone who showed up and tha...
12/15/2025

We had a lovely reading for the first Poet AF Poets of Whatcom County calendar! Thanks to everyone who showed up and thanks to all the poets for sharing.

If you didn't get a copy of the calendar yet, they're available at , the
or you can DM us and we can arrange something.

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