EPISODE 55: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 2)

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EPISODE 55: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 2)

Part 2: A recording of local writers reading their work during 2021 Rainforest Festival. Mike Schwartz reads about a storm while fishing in Lynn Canal. Sunny Rice reads two poems, one of place and one of belief. Lizzie Thompson reads of the magic and reality of childhood. Chris Weiss reads about visitors in the garden and ephemeral art. Orin Pierson reads about a naturalist listening with gratitude wrapping up another beloved Rainforest Festival.

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EPISODE 54: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 1)

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EPISODE 54: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 1)

Part 1: A recording of local writers reading their work during 2021 Rainforest Festival. Sue Paulsen reads an ode to iconic Petersburg teacher Ms. Evans. John McCabe reads a love poem. Diane Benson reads two published works about her life as a mother and a child. Julie Hursey reads about the psychology of being a tour boat cook.

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EPISODE 53: Illustrating Picture Books

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EPISODE 53: Illustrating Picture Books

A conversation with Artist and Illustrator Janine Gibbons discussing the two new children’s picture books she has illustrated for Highwater Press. Jigging for Halibut with Tsinii and Learning to Carve Argillite are written by Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson with illustrations by Janine Gibbons. The stories are about experiences Artist and Master Haida Carver Robert Davidson had with his own Tsinii (Haida for Grandfather). Janine discusses her process for illustrating children’s picture books along with all the research she puts into each project. These books are part of a four-book series, and the next two books will be released in the Fall of 2022.

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