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The first WordFest event for 2024 is Tuesday, January 9, 6:00-8:00 pm, at St. Stephen\u2019s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd<\/sup> Avenue in Longview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Woodcut artist and printmaker Debby Neely<\/strong> will show and talk about her recently published book, Words and Wood: Pacific Northwest Woodcuts and Haiku<\/em><\/strong>, featuring 70 reproductions of woodcuts created over the past 40 years. In 2011, Debby picked up a small book of haiku and after a few chapters, found herself writing haiku to accompany her woodcuts.  \u201cThis has added a whole new depth of meaning to my work,\u201d she says. \u201cHaiku help me add a dimension about how I feel about the world and the necessity to protect and cherish the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shamus Award Finalist Tom Larsen<\/strong> will be reading from Stealing History<\/em><\/strong>, a Wilson Salinas Mystery of Ecuador, and Parish Memories<\/em><\/strong>, a book of oral tales and legends that he translated into English during the time he lived in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Retired judge Ed Putka<\/strong> will be reading one of his Cleveland stories, about the blessing of the houses in his old neighborhood, titled \u201cKoleda,\u201d <\/em>which means Christmas carol in Polish.
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An open mic will follow the presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The monthly gathering of readers and writers meets the second Tuesday of each month, 6:00-8:00 PM, in the fellowship hall of St. Stephen\u2019s Episcopal Church. The events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first WordFest event for 2024 is Tuesday, January 9, 6:00-8:00 pm, at St. Stephen\u2019s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue in Longview. Woodcut artist and printmaker Debby Neely will show and talk about her recently published book, Words and Wood: Pacific…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more First WordFest of 2024<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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