​​News and Events

• Salish Sea Poetry Festival presents A Fairhaven Poetry Crawl

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Event Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE

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Join us for a free, all-ages "poetry crawl" through the heart of Fairhaven! We'll start at Village Books at 4:30, then migrate to Stones Throw Brewing, Skylarks Cafe, and the Corner Taphouse--listening to local poets at each stop. After a short reading at each venue, enjoy a drink or snack, visit with poets, and make new friends before moving on with the group. Bring a poem of your own to share during the open mic at our final stop. Full timetable: Village Books (featuring the Village Books Poetry Group) at 4:30, Stones Throw (featuring The Bellingham Review) at 5:30, Skylarks (featuring Whatcom READS & Whatcom WRITES) at 6:30, and the Corner Taphouse (featuring an open mic!) at 7:30. Presented by the Salish Sea Poetry Festival, a branch of the Whatcom Poetry Series.

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4:30 - 5:15 VILLAGE BOOKS Village Books Poetry Group

5:30 - 6:15 STONES THROW Bellingham Review

6:30 - 7:15 SKYLARKS CAFE Whatcom Reads and Whatcom Writes  

7:30 - 8:15 CORNER TAPHOUSE Open Mic  

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• Entries Sought for 21st Annual Whatcom Poetry Contest! Read the full press release here.

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• May 28, 7PM is the Sue C. Boynton Awards Ceremony! Join us in the Bellingham Ferry Terminal as we celebrate this year's Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners. This free event will feature readings by winning poets ranging from grade schoolers through adults, along with gorgeous poetry-inspired artwork, live jazz, and the debut of the anthology Words of a Feather, which honors the contest's twenty-first year anniversary. Refreshments provided. Doors at 6:30PM. Not convinced to join us yet? Learn more about the ceremony here.