Life in Coupeville

Rob Schouten Gallery & Hedgebrook Present: An Evening with Tess Gallagher

Sat. September 5th, 7 – 9 PM

Suggested Donation: $15, Patron: $75 (No one turned away for lack of funds). Seating is limited. Light refreshments will be served

Guitarist Quinn Fitzpatrick will provide some Irish tunes from 6-7 PM prior to the reading.

Internationally renowned writer Tess Gallagher is the author of eight volumes of poetry, including Dear Ghosts(Graywolf Press, 2006), Moon Crossing Bridge (Graywolf Press, 1992) and My Black Horse (Bloodaxe, 1995). In 2008, Blackstaff Press in Belfast and Eastern Washington University Press in America published Barnacle Soup – Stories from the West of Ireland, a collaboration with the Irish painter and storyteller Josie Gray.

Ms. Gallagher will read new poetry written in Ireland, and excepts from Barnacle Soup (and Other Stories from the West of Ireland). To see Josie’s work and read Tess’s commentary go to: http://www.cerisepress.com/

The Rob Schouten Gallery is located at Greenbank Farm, south of Coupeville, WA. Hours are 10-5 PM daily. For more information call 222-3070 or email info@robschoutengallery.com

Also, Hedgebrook Women’s Only Writing Retreat is now offering 7-day Master Class Retreats. Of course, you can still apply for a free residency (applications due September 24th), but these classes allow people to learn from celebrated writers in an intimate, six-person class. The Annual Hedgebrook Open House will be on September 19th.

Don’t forget every Wednesday, Just Write events from 3-5:30pm at Locally Grown Coffee on the wharf in Coupeville. Literary agent Andrea Hurst hosts this event which has included such guests as blogging expert Tom Masters, author & publishing expert Jennifer Bayse Sanders, and others. Come prepared to learn, be inspired and write in an intimate Whidbey setting.

As soon as I hear about the local readings from instructors of Whidbey Island Writer Association’s MFA program, I’ll post them. Readings have included poets Marvin Bell, Christopher Howell, David Wagoner, author Bruce Holland Rogers and others, all at Coupeville venues. Enjoy!