Burl E.
Battersby
Welcome to Be! Eugene Be! Creative
Life long artist & author of poetry collections, including Wild Rose: & Other Poems Sung by the Window.
For my entire life I have known that I was an artist and a writer; I could never deny the truth to myself or to others, but I lived a dual life. It took many years for my passion & my skill to be brought together - for me to decide that I had to follow my dream no matter what & no matter where it would lead me.
The breakthrough in my life started with sobriety. Although I had been involved in the literary arts scene since first moving here, it was during the pandemic when I began thinking of ways that I could help nurture the already vibrant community of writers in Tacoma.
Thus began the journey which eventually led to the Voices of Tacoma: A Gathering of Poets.
Photo by Jackie Casella
Current Projects
Land acknowledgment
ʔuk’ʷədiitəb ʔuhigʷətəb čəɫ txʷəl tiiɫ ʔa čəɫ ʔal tə swatxʷixʷtxʷəd ʔə tiiɫ puyaləpabš dxʷəsɫaɫlils gʷəl ʔutxʷəlšucidəbs həlgʷəʔ.
We gratefully acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puyallup People where they make their home and speak the Lushootseed language.