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The ''Fisher Poets Gathering'' is an annual event held on the last weekend of February in
Astoria, Oregon Astoria is a Port, port city in and the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the ...
, where men and women somehow tied to the fishing industry get together to share their
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, tales, and songs in celebration of the lifestyle and its people. Begun in 1998 with a small gathering of far-flung friends meeting in a
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and sharing their poetry, the FPG has greatly expanded and now attracts around 70 artists and hundreds of audience members. The 2014 Fisher Poets Gathering marked the first time a poet from outside the United States participated, as Katrina Porteous from the Northumbrian fishing village of
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,
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shared her poetry about the community. It has been featured on the
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by Jen Winston called "Fisher Poets." This gathering went virtual in 2021.


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FPG's official homepage
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