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Mother Foucault’s 5th Annual Airstream Poetry Festival

October 25, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - October 27, 2019 @ 11:00 am

$20
View Venue Website, 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644 + Google Map

Join us at the 5th Annual Airstream Poetry Festival at Sou’wester Lodge in Seaview, Washington!

October 25-27, join publishers, authors, and plain old book lovers for potlucks in the pavilion, readings, workshops, walks by the sea, and maybe even some karaoke at the Sou’wester Lodge and Trailer Park in Seaview, Washington.

Featuring: Alejandro de Acosta, John Beer, Gerald Costanzo, Karolinn Fiscaletti, 2019 Airstream Fellow Harrison Harb, Anis Mojgani, Flavia Rocha, Ed Skoog, Rose Swartz.

We are proud to announce the Winner of our Poetry Fellowship this year is Harrison Harb! As the 4th Annual Airstream Poetry Fellow, Harrison will spend the week prior to the festival in the Sou’wester’s Potato Bug trailer and share his work at the Saturday night reading.

Tickets for the festival: Tickets are available for $20; in person at the bookshop, at the Sou’wester front desk, or online via Brown Paper Tickets. Tickets must be purchased in order to attend the festival.

Lodging at the Sou’wester: Lodging on-site is first come, first served. To book your lodging for the festival, contact the Sou’wester BY PHONE–(360) 642-2542–and mention the Airstream Poetry Festival through Mother Foucault’s Bookshop.

Other places to stay in Seaview/Long Beach: If the Sou’wester’s lodgings fill up, you can still buy a festival ticket (which includes potluck dinner Friday and omelette breakfast on Saturday). We recommend the Adrift Hotel or Seaview Motel and Cottages.

Do you need a ride to the Airstream Festival? Can you provide a ride? Please email us to let us know so we can help match people up! –> motherfoucaultsbookshop@gmail.com

We are proud to announce our Sponsors for the festival!

Oregon Institute for Creative Research

Tavern Books

Illustoria Magazine

Tracy Pitts Photography

Carnegie Mellon University Press

OLD PAL Magazine

Brought to you by: Mother Foucault’s Bookshop and Carnegie Mellon University Press, The Oregon Institute for Creative Research, Tavern Books, Illustoria Magazine, Old Pal, and Blue Moon Camera.

If you’re a business that would like to partner with us by placing your product, service, or funds amongst festival attendees (hint: writers need booze, food, recreation, and transportation, as well as funding for the above), we are more than happy to sing your praises on our robust social media platforms and to send enthusiastic new audiences your way. For festival sponsorship information and questions, please email heather[at]mindthebirdmedia[dot]com.

Schedule

It’s HERE! Here’s what’s happening Oct 25-27 at the 5th Annual Airstream Poetry Festival! Specific readers and presenters TK

Friday
4:00pm – Check-in (Sou’wester Lodge)
7:30pm – Potluck dinner (Pavilion)
10:00pm – The Mind Meld with The Legendary Mark Peter Savage (Lodge)
11:30pm – Songwriter Paul Dillon (Live Music in the Lodge)

Saturday
8:00am – Omelettes by Craig
11am – Workshops/presentations
1:00 – Workshops/presentations
2:00 – Workshops/presentations
3:00 – Pop-up Readings
4:00 – Pop-up Readings
5:00 – Happy Hour Trailer Crawl
7:30 – APF Showcase reading; feat. Harrison Harb, APF poetry fellow
10:30pm – Andrew Stone Street & Friends (Live Music in the Lodge)

Sunday
8:00am – March to the Sea
10:00am – Donuts, coffee, warm reassurance
11:am – Check out

Venue

Sou’wester Lodge
3728 J Place
Seaview, WA 98644
+ Google Map
Phone
360-642-2542
View Venue Website

Organizers

Phone:
503-236-2665
Email:
motherfoucaultsbookshop@gmail.com
Website:
View Organizer Website
Carnegie Mellon University Press
Phone:
412-268-2861
Website:
View Organizer Website
The Oregon Institute for Creative Research
Phone:
503-236-0345
Email:
oicr@oicr-e4.org
Website:
View Organizer Website
Tavern Books
Phone:
503-890-5043
Email:
info@tavernbooks.org
Website:
View Organizer Website
Illustoria Magazine
Email:
hello@illustoria.com
Website:
View Organizer Website
Old Pal
Email:
editors@oldpalmag.com
Website:
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Blue Moon Camera
Phone:
503-978-0333
Email:
sales@bluemooncamera.com
Website:
View Organizer Website
Tracy Pitts Photography
Website:
View Organizer Website