Duvall Poetry is a monthly reading series launched by Katherine Bond in 2004. In 2011, thanks to the Duvall Cultural Commission (DCC), honorariums became available to featured readers. Duvall Poetry is now a program of DCC.
Readings occur on the first Tuesday of the month (as of Dec., 2024). For current location, see Venue. Come to hear the featured reader and to say your piece out loud to an attentive and friendly audience.
Readings occur on the first Tuesday of the month (as of Dec., 2024). For current location, see Venue. Come to hear the featured reader and to say your piece out loud to an attentive and friendly audience.
Board Members
PAMELA DENCHFIELD has publicized readings for Duvall Poetry since 2011 (attending since 2006). She enjoys listening to featured readers, participating in open mic, and emceeing on occasion. Knowing the importance of safe places for reading new writing, she supports gatherings that encourage new writers to express themselves. In her day job Pamela separates fiction from reality in software. She lives with her husband Chris in Duvall.
MARY ELIZA CRANE is a long time Duvall resident, and has been a part of Duvall Poetry since its inception in 2004. A regular feature at poetry venues throughout the Puget sound region, she has read her poetry from Woodstock to LA, and with Siberian poets in Novosibirsk, Russia. Mary’s poetry collection Last Call of the Dark was published in 2014 by Cirque Press, and she has two previous collections published by Gazoobi Tales. Her work has appeared in many regional journals and anthologies, translated into Russian, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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JEREMY ROBKIN has dabbled in a variety of artistic pursuits over his 57 years on the planet. In music, he favors playing the vibes, in painting, watercolor, in theater, improv. With the written word, he favors poetry. He occasionally commits poetry to paper, but his first love is walking the tightrope of extemporaneous free verse. An experienced improvisational actor, he fuses his love of improv and poetry to create poems on the fly based on a single word provided by the audience. His listeners take a journey of unexpected connections and contrasts, celebrating the magic in little things, frivolous themes and precious moments. Whether the poem is remembered or forgotten, there is joy in knowing it lived once, it was heard, and it moved through us on its way to somewhere else.
IVEY grew up in San Francisco and Seattle. She's been a Duvall resident for 16 years. Her profession as a hairstylist feeds her lifelong interest in people and their stories. As a performer in The Duvall Improv Social Club, Ivey compares improv to creative writing prompts. She does sketch journaling and strives to write a haiku daily. Ivey is currently working on her first book of poetry and her first novel.
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Past Board Members
KATHERINE GRACE BOND is the author of the YA novel THE SUMMER OF NO REGRETS (Sourcebooks, 2012), its companion book, LUKE’S JOURNAL (2013), and the bestselling THE LEGEND OF THE VALENTINE (Zonderkidz), a story of the Civil Rights Movement, and of SLEEPYTIME DANCE. A lifelong educator, Katherine has focused on teen writers since the early 90’s, believing that creative communities save lives. Katherine’s poetry and fiction appears in numerous anthologies and journals, including Peculiar Pilgrims: Stories from Left Hand of God, ed. Linda Wendling (Hourglass Books) Arabesques, Beyond Magazine, and Margin: An Online Journal of Magical Realism. She lives with her husband and children in Western Washington. www.KatherineGraceBond.com
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VON THOMPSON is a mother, poet, and actress. She holds an MFA from the Solstice MFA at Pine Manor College and a BA in English from the University of Puget Sound. She lives in the beautiful Sky Valley in Western Washington with her wife, middle son, and the Tabby Terror, and is also, at times, a sales office manager. These threads weave together in her poetry, which focuses portraiture in the queer community and beyond. Von is past curator of the Duvall Poetry Open Mic and the Board of Directors of the Redmond Association of Spokenword. Recent publications include Pontoon, Common Ground Review and “The Good Men Project” (http://goodmenproject.com/category/poetry-corner/). She can be reached through her website, www.vonthompson.org.
MICHAEL SCHEIN is an author, attorney, historian, lively speaker, and former professor of American Legal History. Find out more at www.michaelschein.com. Michael serves as curator for the Duvall Poetry reading series and often emcees.
WHO'S MISSING?
Many others have contributed time, sweat, and laughter to keeping Duvall Poetry running, be it through hospitality, publicity, emceeing, or even hosting. Perhaps you! Remind us of your service for this local band of poets and we'll happily include your picture and bio here. |
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