Cedar Sigo facts for kids

Cedar Sigo was born on February 2, 1978, in Washington State. He is a talented Suquamish American writer. He writes about art, books, and movies.

About Cedar Sigo

His Early Life and Learning

Cedar Sigo grew up in Suquamish, a community located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation in Washington state. When he was 17, in 1995, he received a special scholarship. This allowed him to study at the Naropa Institute in Boulder Colorado.

At Naropa, he joined the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. There, he learned from many famous poets. These included Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, and Joanne Kyger.

His Writings and Readings

Cedar Sigo has written several books of poetry. His poems have also appeared in many magazines and collections. He has shared his poems at various places across the United States.

Some of these places include the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church in New York. He also read at the Museum of Contemporary Art. He even read at the Suquamish Community House. This place is also known as sgwәdzadad qәł ?altxw, or The House of Awakened Culture. His poems have been published in journals like The Poker and Shampoo. Today, Cedar Sigo still lives in Washington State.

Books by Cedar Sigo

Here are some of the books Cedar Sigo has written:

• Selected Writings: Cedar Sigo (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2003) ISBN: 978-0-9727684-1-2
• Selected Writings (Expanded Second Edition) (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2005) ISBN: 978-1-933254-05-0
• Death Race V.S.O.P. (with Micah Ballard & Will Yackulic) (Red Ant, 2005)
• Expensive Magic (House Press, 2008)
• Stranger in Town (City Lights Publishers, 2010) ISBN: 978-0-87286-536-5
• "Language Arts" (Wave Books, 2014)
• "Royals" (Wave Books, 2017)
• There You Are: Interviews, Journals, and Ephemera (ed. Cedar Sigo for Joanne Kyger) (Seattle: Wave Books, 2017). ISBN: 9781940696584