Deirdre Lockwood w/ Sarah DeWeerdt, AN INTRODUCTION TO ERROR

Seattle poet and writer Deirdre Lockwood visits the store to discuss her debut collection of poetry, An Introduction to Error, which investigates human error in many forms—personal, romantic, familial, scientific, spiritual, environmental, political and beyond. Science journalist and poet Sarah DeWeerdt joins in conversation.

This reading is co-sponsored by the Northwest Science Writers Association, the professional organization for science communicators in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about NSWA here!

“A brainy, passionate, wildly original book; a primer for surviving, with love and courage, on a threatened planet.” —Rosanna Warren, author of Hindsight

“A work of textural delicacy and tensile strength. Lockwood’s poetic voice has the rigorous grace of scientific methodology coupled with the tenderness and patience to allow each poem to work its own elegant calculus of measure and balance.” —Laura Da', Washington State Book Award winner, author of Severalty

“An Introduction to Error explores how facts align, or misalign, with the heart. . . . Science and soul collide in this dazzling collection.” —Ed Skoog, author of Travelers Leaving for the City

“If love were an experiment we could execute in a lab, then these poems would be the notes: clear- eyed, detailed, and, above all else, responsible to their irresistible and intrinsic truth.” —Keetje Kuipers, author of Lonely Women Make Good Lovers

Deirdre Lockwood is a Seattle-based poet, fiction writer, and journalist. Her debut poetry collection, An Introduction to Error (Cornerstone Press, 2025), investigates human error in many forms—personal, romantic, familial, scientific, spiritual, environmental, political and beyond. Her poetry has appeared in The Threepenny Review, Yale Review, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere, and her journalism has been published in Scientific American, Nature, the Chicago Tribune and other outlets. She has received support from the Fulbright program, Hugo House, the Elizabeth George Foundation, Artist Trust, Marble House Project, Willapa Bay AiR, and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. She holds an M.A. in creative writing from Boston University and a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Washington.

Sarah DeWeerdt is a freelance science journalist and poet based in Seattle. She is a 2024 recipient of the National Academies of Science/Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication. Her work has appeared in publications including Anthropocene, Atmos, Hawk and Whippoorwill, Nature, Nautilus, and the anthology For Love of Orcas.

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