Originally published Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Skagit Valley Poetry Festival Tickets are now on sale for May's Skagit Valley Poetry Festival, which this year features poet and educator...
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Tickets are now on sale for May's Skagit Valley Poetry Festival, which this year features poet and educator Lucille Clifton.
Clifton, a National Book Award-winning poet known for her exploration of identity as an African American and a woman, will kick off the festival with a special solo reading May 15. Other poets among the 37 appearing at the festival include Washington State poet laureate Samuel Green, David Wagoner and Robert Wrigley. An all-festival Poet's Pass is $50. For prices for individual events and other information, go to www.skagitriverpoetry.org. To order tickets, call 888-290-6398 or buy them in person at the Next Chapter bookstore in La Conner.
Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times book editor
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