I love ferries, the anticipation of what's lying on the other side of the glimmering slate-green water, and this time it's something really good---Naomi Shihab Nye and the Canadian poet laureate George Bowering appearing on the Paul Gillie stage at the WPA's Burning Word Festival along with the Jack Straw Writers, Los Nortenos and too many others to mention. Also check out the open-mics on the more intimate Cascade stage (look for 2GQ friends 'n' family including poet Howard Robertson), the writing workshop tent, and the small press fair. With past performers including Tess Gallagher and Ilya Kaminsky, it'll be interesting to see what this year's boatload of talent turns up with. --Nora
Greenback Farm
April 28th, 7 am - 9 pm
