Leanne Grabel

Leanne Grabel is considering going back to writing poems on the page; in other words, simplifying. Her latest performance (& chapbook & postcards & posters) was Old With Jokes performed at the Eastside Jewish Commons as part of ArtLab 2023. She is currently teaching flash memoir at Menucha Arts Center and Silverton Arts Center. She has books. Most recently, her collaboration with filmmaker Penny Allen This Rescue Thing (Penny wrote the novel, Leanne illustrated it) will be published by The Opiate Press in 2024. www.leannegrabel.com

53 things about Laurie Anderson you may or may not know

April 9, 2024Leanne Grabel

Only an expert can solve a problem. (23. March 29, 2024, at Keller Auditorium in Portland, Oregon, Laurie Anderson was as provocative, brilliant, inspiring, whimsical and stylish as ever.)

The Death of Walt Curtis: A Personal Note

October 6, 2023Leanne Grabel

"Walt Curtis danced to his words. His hands, his body, his voice, they were all swooping and soaring, loud, rhythmic, theatrical. And his words were setting the beat. I couldn’t believe it."

Wound: A poem for Sept. 11

September 11, 2021Leanne Grabel

Leanne Grabel's poem, written two days after the terrorist attacks, captures the trauma and grief.