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Writers’ Weir: Chickadee Politics

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Writers’ Weir: Chickadee Politics

Suspended by rope from the eaves the feeder

Poem: A Christmas Reflection

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Poem: A Christmas Reflection

A poem by Miriam Wagoner.

Juneau artists pick their 2018 favorites

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Juneau artists pick their 2018 favorites

The work artists loved in 2018.

Book Review: ‘Roughly For the North”

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Book Review: ‘Roughly For the North”

“Roughly for the North” scratches the same itch as a favorite, devastating breakup album.

Writers’ Weir: Wish List

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Writers’ Weir: Wish List

A holiday poem.

Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

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Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

A poem submitted by reader Jack Campbell.

Our Private Cove (A Spoonerism poem)

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Our Private Cove (A Spoonerism poem)

A poem submitted by reader Amy Pinney.

Michael Christenson placed first in the eighth annual Woosh Kinaadeiyí grand slam. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Annual Grand Slam poetry event crowns a winner

After delivering three caustic poems en route to the eighth annual Woosh Kinaadeiyí Grand Slam title, Michael Christenson…

Alaska Women Speak President Carmen Davis stands with writers Mary Lou Spartz, Katie Bausler, Kate Boesser, Miriam Wagoner, Amy Pinney, Margo Waring and Dianne DeSloover at a poetry and prose reading at Hearthside Books in Nugget Mall. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Local writers share their work in statewide reading series

For the first time in 26 years, an Alaska Women Speak reading was held in Juneau.

Pop-up poet proves popular

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Pop-up poet proves popular

Dogs, weather, anagrams to loving husbands — Audrey Kohler wrote about it all.

Woosh Kinaadeiyí Poetry Slam’s eighth annual Grand Slam is Saturday evening. Past slam winners will compete for the Grand Slam title. (Matthias Wagner | Unsplash)

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Woosh Kinaadeiyí to hold eighth annual Grand Slam Saturday

C’mon and slam.

Tracy K. Smith, the 52nd Poet Laureate of the United States, is greeted by Juneauites before Smith’s reading at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith brings poetry to the people

The end of Tracy K. Smith’s reading in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff building sounded more like the…

Tracy K. Smith (Courtesy Photo)

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Poetry in motion: U.S. Poet Laureate comes to Juneau

If you’ve ever wanted to talk to a poet laureate, your chance is coming up.