| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Karl Gartung Karl Young |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | literature, visual art, experimental music |
| Location | |
Key people | Anne Kingsbury |
| Website | Official website |
Woodland Pattern Book Center is a non-profit organization that seeks to present small press literature, readings, visual art, and experimental music. The organization was founded in 1979.[1] It is named for a line in a poem published in Paul Metcalf's Apache.
Mission
Woodland Pattern Book Center is dedicated to the discovery, cultivation and presentation of contemporary literature and the arts. Our goals are to promote a lifetime practice of reading and writing, to provide a forum and resource center for writers/artists in our region, and to increase and diversify the audience for contemporary literature through innovative approaches to multi-arts programming.
Programs and Services
Woodland Pattern operates a bookstore specializing in poetry, multicultural literature, and books published by small and independent presses. The bookstore's collection exceeds 25,000 titles, including a selection of chapbooks, zines, regional literary journals, and one-of-a-kind artist's books.[2]
An art gallery offers exhibitions as well as performances, film screenings, and workshops.[3]
References
Category:Cultural organizationsCategory:Literary societiesCategory:Poetry organizationsCategory:1979 establishments in the United States