The Fisherpoets Anthology: Anchored in Deep Water

Illustrator Chelsea Stephen and photographer and writer Patrick Dixon talk about the Fisherpoets Anthology.

Chelsea Stephen is a freelance illustrator living in Portland.

Patrick Dixon is the curator and web designer of IntheTote. He is a member of the organizing committee for the Fisherpoets Gathering. A retired educator, he works as a freelance photographer and writer based in Olympia, Washington

The Fisherpoets Anthology: Anchored in Deep Water, is a seven-book set that is nearing completion. Over 35 poets from the USA, Canada and Japan are represented, with seven interviews of the fishermen and women engaged in commercial fishing along the coasts of the North American continent. 

Chelsea Stephen and Patrick Dixon edited and designed the books, which are organized around six themes: Family, Work, Community, Gender, Risk, and Politics.  

The project is currently waiting on funding from a Kickstarter campaign to go to press. 

For more information on the Northwest fisher poets, or the Fisher Poets' Gathering, visit inthetote.com 

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