Past Events

Join us at the Poetry Foundation for a reading on Poetry & Grief with Raquel Salas Rivera and Angel Dominguez.

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop, “Critique & Nostalgia: Digital Explorations of Visual Poetics and Collage,” created and led by grace (ge) gilbert. In this session,...

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we explore assonance, the audible repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words....

Join us at the Poetry Foundation for a celebration of Copper Canyon Press’s 50th anniversary.

Join us at the Poetry Foundation for a celebration of Copper Canyon Press’s 50th anniversary.

Join us for a virtual reading celebrating the Forms & Features poets.

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we explore the sestina, a highly complex verse form created by French...

Join us for an off-site AWP reception and reading with Cave Canem at Town Hall Seattle.

Join us for an Open Door event featuring Ari Banias, Joss Barton, Alex Jane Cope and KOKUMO.

All are welcome to a monthly book group moderated by library staff. In February, we will read and discuss Wicked Enchantment by Wanda Coleman.  Registration is required for this event. To...

Join us for an in-person celebration of Season 6 of VS with our first live episode recording since 2020! Featuring Aricka Foreman and Tommye Blount.

Join us for an intimate look at the painter Alex Katz’s extensive collaborations with poets, followed by a reading by Vincent Katz.

Join us for a virtual reading celebrating the 2022 Forms & Features Visiting Teaching Artists: Cecilia Caballero, Christiana Castillo, Antoinette Cooper, Sara Elkamel, Ernest Ògúnyẹmí, and Chessy Normile.

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we focus on alliteration, a repetition of initial consonant sounds. The group...

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop, “Reorienting the Audience through Ars Poetica,” created and led by Lisa Low.  In this session, we will explore the relationship...

Join us for the first Open Door event of the Spring Season, featuring José Olivarez, Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Raych Jackson, and Vic Chávez.

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we focus on shape poetry in conversation with Tishani Doshi’s essay In...

In-person with livestream (hybrid) Please register here.

All are welcome to a monthly book group moderated by library staff. In January, we will read and discuss How to Communicate by John Lee Clark. Registration is required for...

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop, “Making dragons out of maps: How to use research in poetry,” created and led by Samira Asma-Sadeque. For this workshop,...