International Peace Poets

The Bellingham Poets for Peace Read-In! Write-On! Event is pleased to announce the confirmed international speakers:Candice James,Duke Ashrafuzzaman, Bernice Lever, Max TellBong Ja Ahn, Lilija Valis, Janet Kvammen, Farina Reinprecht, and Una Brauhns.Referring to this collaboration of Canadian poets and American,Farina said it best, “We are a team” ***

Event: Read-In! Write-On!

Some local poet and writer friends are organizing a World Peace Read-in! and Write-on! It will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 2 PM to 8 or 9 pm. at 910-14th Street (St. James Presbyterian Church). There will be an opening and welcome reception at 2 pm. People will be welcome to comeContinueContinue reading “Event: Read-In! Write-On!”

Whatcom Creek Fire

On June 10, 1999, around 3:25 P.M., a 16-inch fuel line owned by the Olympic Pipe Line Company ruptured spilling over 277,000 gallons of gasoline into Whatcom Creek.  The volatile fuel explodes killing three people.  The massive fireball sent smoke 30,000 feet into the air, visible from Anacortes to Vancouver! One and a half milesContinueContinue reading “Whatcom Creek Fire”