Old Growth Poetry Collective

Hailing from the foliage laced cultural and political hotbed of Cascadia, the Old Growth Poetry Collective has been a word wind of revolutionary poetics since performance poetry hit the scene in Olympia, Washington. Since its founding at The Evergreen State College in 2011, the collective has brought poetry to new venues and a new audiences, delivering emboldening critiques of the status-quo, gut-quaking humor, and visceral revelations on the meaning of self and society to Olympia and beyond. Questionable to some, objectionable to others, and downright dangerous to those that would seek to steal art from the masses, The Old Growth Poetry Collective gives voice to the vision and hearts of change agents across Cascadia. 

In its drive to unmask the potential of all who would listen The Old Growth Poetry has performed at venues and events such as the Portland Poetry Slam, Olympia Artswalk, Love Our Local Fest, the Cascadia Regional Collegiate Poetry Slam, University of Washington and The