Skagit River Poetry Festival will begin on Oct. 3

As the golden hues of fall arrive in the Skagit Valley, so does the opportunity to attend the Skagit River Poetry Festival: three days of poetic voices from around the nation and the world heard in La Conner. Poets and attendees will gather Oct. 3-5 here, on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples.

One of the largest celebrations of poetry on the West Coast, the festival is presented by the Skagit River Poetry Foundation.

The festival takes place in venues throughout La Conner. "Where else can a person sleep, eat, live and breathe poetry for a fall weekend?!," asks Seattle poet, Susan...