The Fire Cycle: A Book of Rituals

by Clay Steakley

These poems anchor The Fire Cycle—a multidisciplinary project of poetry, music, film, visual art, dance, and live performance. Taken together, the poems, music, and other work focus on a return to nature and the elemental, a reconnection to ritual and community, and a gentle acceptance of impermanence.

About the Artist

Clay Steakley’s writing has been published alongside Aimee Bender and Lauren Groff. He was a 2020/21 OZ Arts Art/Porch Art Wire Fellow, and is the founding editor of the online arts journal Outer Voice. He lives in Nashville.

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Cadence Casual [online]

Virtual
April 19, 2026
9:30 am

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Northwest Film Forum
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Northwest Film Forum
April 19, 2026
6:30 pm