Elspeth Pope’s legacy lives on in the dreams of those she has mentored. She shared her love of printing with inspired artists and now Pope Press Olympia will be opening soon in her honor. We honor our mentors that have…
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Jeanne Lohmann Poetry Trail finds a new home
The poetry trail adjacent to Hypatia-in-the-Woods’ Holly House residence has found a new home on the wooded grounds of Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. With the death of Hypatia’s founder/director, Elspeth Pope, her large property above Hammersley Inlet went…
Holly House resident teaches blogging
It wasn’t only Timberland Regional Library patrons who benefited from a blogging workshop by Kelly Wallace, a writer and entrepreneur from Portland spending part of August in a residency at Holly House. Several board members learned how to navigate the…
“Bring on the wine” says author, Hypatia friend Carolyn Maddux
It’s almost as if a friend were moving to the other side of the country and you said of course you’d stay in touch … Long-time Hypatia friend and board memberCarolyn Maddux has finished (yesss!)…
Tagged with: Carolyn Maddux; poetry
Hypatia Friends Present Neglected Olympia History
The Café intermezzo, Rita Mae Brown at Evergreen as the Vietnam War ended, Lily Tomlin in Olympia for the 1984 Olympics Women’s Marathon Trials, the 1976 Women’s Music Festival in Olympia produced by Tides of Change, The Janes of All…
Reminder: Musicians are more than welcome at Holly House
So, have you heard of Radioqualia? Fever Ray? Pussy Riot? These are the artists who have caught my attention lately. Thought I’d share them with you. Radioqualia describe themselves as “radio artists” – “an art collaboration by New Zealanders, Adam…
Looking forward, looking back — thanks to all who made the Timberland series possible!
As applications for residencies in Holly House for 2013 come in, we begin conversations with these women about sharing their work with our local community. Hypatia is pleased to partner again with the Shelton Timberland Regional Library which hosts readings,…
As Days Get Longer …
Maggie Chula (margaretchula.com) who has been a Holly House resident twice, is well known for her haiku, but not exclusively. Here is an evocative poem she wrote after walking the labyrinth one warm day last summer. WEEDING THE LABYRINTH June.…
Looking toward next year’s alum gathering …
As I drove the last of the Hypatia resident alums to leave this week’s gathering back to Olympia to catch the Amtrak for Seattle, we chatted about this year’s gathering and looked toward next. The sheltering cedars at Holly House…
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First Hypatia poetry broadside takes shape!
Pat’s post about Hypatia’s 2nd broadside reminded me that I’d written about the first back in March, back before the new web was live. This is old news by now — we’ve sent out many of the first printing as…
Tagged with: broadside, Don Freas, letterpress printing, membership, Percival Plinth Project, poetry, Vandercook Press
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