Brave New Words

You read that right. Brave New Words is indded the new resurrection of the poetry festival that happens at Greenbank Farm every year. It was originally conceived by Victory Schouten and Stephen Roxborough, and is again! So keep April 18 open for a visit to Greenbank Farm, and a day of great artistic performance.

The sponsors and donors are getting aligned, the volunteer staff is coming into shape, and the date is set. This year includes a youth element that will have it's own happening on April 17 at Langley Town Hall, and the "winners" of that event will appear at the BNW main event. There are several excellent local poets who will be reading, and some headliners that are alumni of Hedgebrook, a local writers refuge for women. Moonraker Books of Langley will be our bookseller at this event, and authors will be available for book signings at times throughout the day on April 18. And the setting of course is a great venue. There will be food available, there is a lovely little pond, a great big field to walk in, and little shops to visit, including a wine shop where wine is available for tasting.

So an early thanks already to the staff of Brave New Words, for the vision and work involved in making this expression of the literary arts accessible to the people of Whidbey Island. Come on out and make a day of it!