Love and self-discovery etched with pain, the journey of Seattle's youth poet laureate Soundside is teaming up with youth-produced RadioActive to revisit some of the young people featured on the youth-produced show in a segment called "RadioActive Rewind." In this episode, producers tracked down Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Sah Pham, who is celebrating the release of her first book of poetry, "LOVELIKE."
Poetry in Bloom: 30 days of Seattle-centric themes and verses A note from Seattle Civic Poet, Shin Yu Pai.
Poet Sara Marie Ortiz on what the moon has to teach us Poet Sara Marie Ortiz looks at Seattle's landscape from a bird's-eye view, while contemplating natural and urban worlds, ever-present change, and all that's mutable.
Poet Nadine Maestas on psychedelic journeying and seeing the sacred in everything In "I Dreamt that We Ate Mushrooms Together," poet Nadine Antoinette Maestas brings the reader along on a sacred and immersive journey of becoming one again with nature, to remind humans of our own fundamental wildness.
Poet Raul Sanchez on finding a voice that transcends language and borders Raul Sanchez's poetry reflects an influence of American culture tangled with Sanchez's Mexican roots.
Haiku comics artist David Lasky on the textures of Seattle David Lasky combines poetry and comics in his creative practice, to craft 3-panel narrative sequential art that explores his everyday observations of living here. A practitioner and teacher of haiku comics, Lasky brings together language with simple drawings and patterns that startle the imagination.
Poet Tanya Holtland laments the toll of environmental apathy In her Ballard-based poem "Golden Gardens," Tanya Holtland contemplates environmental pollution and its impacts on non-human species and future generations.
Poet Omar Willey's 'incantation' pays tribute to ancestors of Seattle's First Nations Born in Seattle, Omar Willey is the publisher of the online journal of arts and culture, "The Seattle Star," in which he writes about performing arts, science, experimental film, and open culture, as well as poetry.
Poet Melinda Mueller gives voice to Cascadian ghost forests Melinda Mueller was a coauthor of an early list of rare, threatened, and endangered plant species of Washington State. Her scientific knowledge and deep attention to nature give voice to the ghost forests that were once verdant woodland in her poem "Larva."
Poet Samar Abulhassan on a historic beauty salon in Seattle's Central District In "Sacred Bowl", Samar Abulhassan contemplates the living history of the the DeCharlene Salon, a Black-owned shop with more than 50 years of being in business within Seattle's Central District. During the pandemic, the rapport that Abulhassan established with the granddaughter of the salon's original owner helped her to feel connected to others and herself.
