Meet our February 1 feature – Ashly McBunch – Olympia’s very own Poet Laureate!
Ashly is originally from the Midwest and moved to Olympia in 2017 when they were stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord. An Army retired veteran, Ashly spent many years writing for a creative outlet. They enjoy the aspects of creative collaboration, performance and use of intuitive guidance to bring out artistic expression that leads towards healing, growth, introspection and fun. They believe art is a tree with many creative branches that connects us all through the same nurturing soil. They are excited about exploring these inclusive artful branches with poetry and raising the poetic voices of Olympia.
