At the heart of the FisherPoets Gathering is the written word.
Fishermen share their poetry from worn notebooks, read passages from articles and sing songs.
But as the annual Astoria gathering has grown over nearly two decades, new dimensions have been added to celebrate commercial fishing and its community.
Visitors can step aboard a fishing boat, view artwork in galleries and watch films.
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