Cultural Collisions: Women Poets and Their Craft
JT Stewart, lead artist for La Jefa, writes poetry, fiction, and plays, and teaches writing at Richard Hugo House and The Seattle Public Library. Pesha Joyce Gertler, 2005 Seattle Poet Populist, teaches writing at North Seattle Community College, UW Women's Center, and other venues. Felicia Gonzalez, born and raised in Cuba, Jack Straw Writers Program alum, has received awards from Artist Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, 4Culture, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs. Jourdan Imani Keith, 2006 Seattle Poet Populist, and Seattle Public Library's first Naturalist-in-Residence, is a playwright, storyteller, and educator.