Park and Community Poetry Workshops

Contact: Matt Johnson, 907.469.1131

KING SALMON - Poet Jodie Hollander is leading three free poetry workshops and readings in Katmai National Park and Naknek from July 26 to 31, 2026. The two-hour workshops begin at 2 pm on July 26, 2026, at the Bristol Bay Historical Society Museum in Naknek, and at 7 pm on July 29, 2026, at the Brooks Camp auditorium in Katmai National Park. The one-hour poetry reading at the Brooks Camp auditorium begins at 7 pm on July 31, 2026. No reservations are needed. The free workshops and readings focus on nature and national parks.

"This is an amazing opportunity to explore poetry and national parks," said Katmai National Park Superintendent Mark Sturm "and to forge deeper connections between Katmai and the communities of South Naknek, King Salmon, and Naknek."

The poetry workshops and readings are part of Jodie Hollander's ongoing Poetry in the Parks project. Hollander leads sessions focusing on landscape poetry, the poetry of grief and healing, and narrative poetry. She is author of two well-received collections, My Dark Horses and Nocturne, and she is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. For more information on her poetry visit www.jodiehollander.com.

The workshops and readings are sponsored by Alaska Geographic, a nonprofit education partner of Alaska's spectacular national parks. They support educational and interpretive products and programs. Together with public land partners, they are dedicated to promoting stewardship by sharing Alaska's rich natural and cultural heritage. Stores are in park visitor centers at King Salmon and Brooks Camp, and online at www.akgeo.org.For more information about Katmai visit www.nps.gov/katm and follow us on Facebook, Flickr, Youtube, or Instagram.

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