Poetry Readings and other events in Seattle and around the Pacific Northwest

This page includes a calendar of special poetry events and venues with regularly scheduled readings, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Other events of special interest are also listed. Contact us at 206.682.1268 or e-mail info@PoetsWest.com to update or correct information posted here or to submit new information. Check this page for updates on upcoming poetry events. Each venue lists a contact person so if you are planning a visit to the Northwest and want to participate in poetry readings, feel free to contact us for a PoetsWest venue or contact the individual listed with other venues. Scroll down to the bottom of the page or click here for general descriptions of venues with regularly scheduled readings. Listings include Vancouver, British Columbia.

Saturday, July 5 at 1:30 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main. St., Seattle
Features Cathy (Cat) Ruiz reading from her new book, Stirring up the Water. Book launch party with wine, beverages and appetizers to be served. Contact 206.624.6600.

Saturday, July 5 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Reader's Choice features Larry Ebersole reading from his new book book Mural Poems (http://www.plateausigmapress.com/mural). RaynRoberts has now settled in Seattle and will be our other featured reader. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, July 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Chapel Performance Space, Good Shepherd Center 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside N, Seattle
Poetry and performance by Alan Lau and friends. It's Alan's birthday! Donations to The International Examiner are welcome.

Sunday, July 6 from noon to 9 p.m.
SW corner of Green Lake (where Aurora meets Green Lake N), Seattle
DANCE OF THE FLANEUR, an urban maneuver undertaken for a more visible poetry-public interface. Umbrellas prepared with favorite lines from poems (painted, printed & trailing from ribbons). Volunteers will hand umbrellas to passersby who will carry them, with as much flair as they dare, around the lake. For the next 9 hours, they'll be passed from person to person in a constant parade. Local artists will present short dances with umbrellas and poets will read from them. Dancers, poets, umbrella decorators & others, contact mimiallin@gmail.com or 617.460.6110.

Sunday, July 6 at 7:30 pm
Bayview Front Room (upstairs from the Bayview Cash Store), Whidbey Island
Features Canadian songwriter, poet and commentator Evalyn Parry. Suggested ticket price (by donation) $10. Contact victory@robschoutengallery.com.

Wednesday, July 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Tost, 513 N 36th St., Space E (in Fremont), Seattle
Seattle Slam features Specialty Slam & Suzy LaFollette. Sign-up between 8-8:30. Cover charge $5. 21+ with ID required at the door. Contact info@seattlepoetryslam.org.

Thursday, July 10 at noon to 1:00 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave (between Cherry & James), Seattle
Seattle Presents the Cuban sounds of Orchestra Zarabanda. Free event. More information at http://www.seattle.gov/seattlepresents or by calling 206.684.7171.

Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
Tougo Coffee, 1410 18th Ave. at Union (Central District), Seattle
Free Range Words reading with Brian Christian and Carolyne Wright. Contact concrete_concubine@hotmail.com.

Thursday, July 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, July 11 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Two weekends beginning July 11, 12, 18, 19: 7 pm and July 13, 20: 2 pm
Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle
BROWNBOX Presents World Premiere of Chad Goller-Sojourner's Highly Anticipated Solo Show Sitting In Circles With Rich White Girls: Memoirs Of A Bulimic Black Boy. Tickets: $12; $10 Students/Seniors. Advance sales, call 1-800-838-3006 or go to Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/26704.

Friday, July 11 at 7 p.m. Sign up at 6:30
King's Books, 218 St Helens Avenue, Tacoma
The Distinguished Writer Series features all open mike. Bring two pieces to read! Free admission. Contact Connie Walle ckwalle@msn.com.

Saturday, July 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
ProseWest features Karen Havnaer, Michael Magee and Philip Red Eagle. Also LisaAnn LoBasso reading poetry. Open mike. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, July 12 at 7:00 pm
Ugly Mug, 11425 Rainier Avenue S, near Renton
Featuring Pesha Joyce Gertler, Thomas Hubbard, Michael Schein, and Julene Tripp Weaver. Open mike. Donations to benefit the Washington Poet Laureate program. Contact Chris mailto:glasscocoon@hotmail.com.

Saturday, July 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, 19003 Front Street, Poulsbo WA 360.779.9199
Poulsbohemian Poetry Reading features Teri Bellamy, Jan Cohen, Nan Wooldridge. Open mike. Contact Nancy Rekow 206.842.4855.

Monday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Village Books in Fairhaven, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham
Crossing Lines is the first major anthology of poetry by men and women who grew up in the U.S. and then emigrated to Canada during the Vietnam War era. Contributions by 76 poets are represented. Ken Klonsky, playwright, short story writer and poet, works for Dr. Carter at Innocence International to help free wrongly convicted prisoners worldwide. Susan McCaslin is a poet, essayist, and educator and the author of eleven volumes of poetry. Contact 360.671.2626.

Tuesday, July 15 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Avenue N, Bainbridge Island
Field's End Writers' Roundtable features four-member panel of authors on the topic "What's the Best Way to Get Your Words on the Page?" Free event. Open to writers of all levels and interests. Information www.fieldsend.org or 206.842.4162.

Wednesday, July 16 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 - 5th Avenue SW, Olympia
Olympia Poetry Network features Michael Magee. Open mike. Contact halcyonmist@hotmail.com.

Wednesday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, 1317 Lloyd Center Gift section, Portland OR
Barnes & Noble Reading Series features Katharine Salzmann, Willa Schneberg and Matt Schumacher. Hosted by Sage Cohen. Contact sage@sagecohen.com.

Wednesday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main. St., Seattle
Poet, translator, and editor David Young from Oberlin, Ohio reads from his work. Contact 206.624.6600.

Thursday, July 17 at noon to 1:00 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave (between Cherry & James), Seattle
Seattle Presents Global Drum Dancers from Tahitian, Chinese, and Indian traditions. Free event. More information at http://www.seattle.gov/seattlepresents or by calling 206.684.7171.

Thursday, July 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main. St., Seattle
Co-presented with EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA. Features poet and professor Adrián Arancibia originally from Inquique, Chile. Contact 206.624.6600.

Saturday, July 19, noon til 4 pm
Columbia Park, N Lombard and N Russet St., Portland
Washington Poets Association & Oregon State Poets Association sponsor annual gathering of poets. Bring picnic lunch and poems to share. For more information, contact christopherluna@earthlink.net or 360.694.9653 or sjroso@earthlink.net or 503.286.5476.

Saturday, July 19 at 4 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features Richard Brugger, Nicholas Karavatos, Rosemary O'Hara, Nancy Talley. Open mike. MC: J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, July 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Visitor's Center Auditorium, 2020 SE Marine Science Drive (South Beach area), Newport OR
Nye Beach Writers' Series features author Derrick Jensen. Admission $10, free to students. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.777708.

Monday, July 21 at 6 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main. St., Seattle
Minnesota poet John Caddy, whose daily Earth Journal poetry and photos are known to thousands of poetry lovers on five continents, reads from a collection of poetry drawn over three decades of writing: With Mouths Wide Open: New and Selected Poems (Milkweed). Contact 206.624.6600.

Thursday July 24 from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Chapel of the Seattle VA Hospital, 1660 S Columbian Way (on Beacon Hill), Seattle
An open gathering celebrating Crysta Casey's life. Crysta's poems will be read, her artwork shown, and stories shared. Contact James.OConnell@va.gov.

Thursday, July 24 at noon to 1:00 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave (between Cherry & James), Seattle
Seattle Presents Michael Shrieve with a new high-energy instrumental project, Spellbinder. Free event. More information at http://www.seattle.gov/seattlepresents or by calling 206.684.7171.

Thursday, July 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, July 25 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Outside pocket park at Phinney Center, Phinney Ave. & 65th, Seattle
Untitled [Intersection] features TBA. Contact mimiallin@gmail.com.

Monday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m.
P&G Speakeasy Café, 15614 Main St., Duvall WA
Features Koon Woon. Open mike sign-up starts at 6:00. Reading starts at 6:30. Contact dawn@katherinegracebond.com.

Wednesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
PoetsWest features Erika Michael. Others TBA. Open mike. MC Nan Harty. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Thursday, July 31 at noon to 1:00 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave (between Cherry & James), Seattle
Seattle Presents Choklate in songs from R&B, jazz, gospel and other influences for a soulful sound experience. Free event. More information at http://www.seattle.gov/seattlepresents or by calling 206.684.7171.

Thursday, July 31 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, August 1 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, August 2 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Reader's Choice of Poetry, Prose, or Public issue features James Rodgers. Others TBA. Open mike. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

August 4 thru 8: 10 am thru 2 p.m., and August 15: 10 a.m. to noon, for performance rehearsal.
Newport Visual Arts Center in the Nye Beach area of Newport OR
WRITE ON, WRITE NOW! Poetry Writing Workshop for youth aged 7 to 10. Workshop will explore language, poetry, photography, performance and personal story. Workshop participants will be the featured authors at the August 16 Nye Beach Writers' Series, performing autobiographical poems in chant form (See venue listing below.). All participants receive full scholarships and free lunch. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.7708.

Wednesday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside N, Seattle
Subtext Reading features George Bowering (Vancouver) & Marion Kimes. Donations at the door. Contact subtext@speakeasy.org.

Thursday, August 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, August 8 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10
Auburn Good Ol' Days festival with poetry readings in Auburn Ave. Theater and book/small press fair in the theater lobby
Saturday Literary events: Auburn Regional Theater Group children's workshop from 10-11; a reading by Auburn School District essay contest winners from 2-3; children's library story teller from 3-4; and open mike (all ages) from 4-6. Sunday: writing workshop from 10-12 facilitated by Jack McCarthy; local authors readings and featured poets from 12-3; poetry open mike contest with cash prizes from 3-5. Contact Gerald McBreen mailto:mcbreenpost@aol.com or see www.auburngoodoldays.com.

Thursday, August 14 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, August 15 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Bookworm Exchange, 4860 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle
Take a Poem From Your Heart features Cathy (Cat) Ruiz reading from her new book, Stirring up the Water. Open mike. Hosted by Christopher J. Jarmick. Contact Chris mailto:glasscocoon@hotmail.com.

Saturday, August 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features Chris Jarmick, David Keysor, Cathy Ruiz. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, August 16 at 7 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive in the Nye Beach area of Newport OR
WRITE ON, WRITE NOW! Performance by students from WOE's Lincoln County elementary school summer writing workshop. Open Mike follows. Admission $5, free to students. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.777708.

Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley WA
Hedgebrook at WICA features playwrights Dael Orlander Smith and Danai Gurira. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Wednesday, August 20 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 - 5th Avenue SW, Olympia
Olympia Poetry Network features Poetrynight Tour with open mike and reading. Contact halcyonmist@hotmail.com.

Thursday, August 21 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, August 22 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Outside pocket park at Phinney Center, Phinney Ave. & 65th, Seattle
Untitled [Intersection] features TBA. Contact mimiallin@gmail.com.

Monday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.
P&G Speakeasy Café, 15614 Main St., Duvall WA
Features Shane Guthrie. Open mike sign-up starts at 6:00. Reading starts at 6:30. Contact dawn@katherinegracebond.com.

Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
PoetsWest features Michael Johnsen. Others TBA. Open mike. MC Nan Harty. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Thursday, August 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, August 29 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, August 30 at 7 p.m.
Hedgebrook - 2197 Millman Road, Langley WA
Hedgebrook Reading Series features Literary Landscapes: Working Lives & Stories with Janine Brodine, Sandy Polishuk, Ann Spiers, and Susan Starbuck. Contact Gitana Garofalo gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Wednesday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside N, Seattle
Subtext Reading features Group Reading: Writing to Point / Writing to Enclave. Donations at the door. Contact subtext@speakeasy.org.

Thursday, September 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, September 4 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, September 5 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, September 6 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Reader's Choice features Connie Hutchison, Don Kentop, Kay Mullen. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Thursday, September 11 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, September 12 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Wednesday, September 17 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 - 5th Avenue SW, Olympia
Olympia Poetry Network features TBA. Open mike. Contact halcyonmist@hotmail.com.

Thursday, September 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, September 19 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features Laurie Blauner, Judith Skillman, Joannie Stangeland. Open mike. MC Robinson Bolkum. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features poet Tim Sproul and author Willy Vlautin (also a musician). Open mike. Admission $5, free to students. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.777708.

Monday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m.
P&G Speakeasy Café, 15614 Main St., Duvall WA
Features Marjorie Manwaring. Open mike sign-up starts at 6:00. Reading starts at 6:30. Contact dawn@katherinegracebond.com.

Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
PoetsWest features John Burgess, Scott Galasso, Don Kentop, Raul Sanchez. Open mike. MC Nan Harty. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Wednesday, September 24 at 7 p.m.
Faire Gallery Cafe - 1351 E Olive Way, Seattle
Hedgebrook Reading Series features Women Authoring Change: Transformations - Change & Resilience with Laurel Albina, Elizabeth Austen, Felicia Gonzalez, and Maria Melendez. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Thursday, September 25 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, September 26 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m.
Location TBA
Hedgebrook Reading Series features Women Authoring Change: Multilingual Literature Writing from the Heart with Maria Victoria, Maria Melendez. Additional writers TBA. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside N, Seattle
Subtext Reading features Elizabeth Treadwell (Bay Area) & TBA. Donations at the door. Contact subtext@speakeasy.org.

Thursday, October 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, October 3 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Sunday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley WA
Hedgebrook at WICA features British Nigerian novelist and playwright Helen Oyeyemi. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m.
Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House, 605 1/2 S Main Street, Seattle
Hedgebrook Reading Series features poetry and prose of Hedgebrook alumnae: Aura Cuevas and Carletta Carrington Wilson. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Thursday, October 9 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, October 10 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Wednesday, October 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 - 5th Avenue SW, Olympia
Olympia Poetry Network features Tim Kelly. Open mike. Contact halcyonmist@hotmail.com.

Thursday, October 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, October 17 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, October 18 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features Cathy Ross, Ray Skjelbred, Francine Walls. Open mike. MC John Burgess. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive in the Nye Beach area of Newport OR
Nye Beach Writers Series features poet, photographer and mixed media artist Donna Henderson. Open mike follows. Admission $5, free to students. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.777708.

Thursday, October 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, October 24 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, October 25 at 7 p.m.
Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, Langley WA
Hedgebrook Reading Series features Literary Landscapes: Ancestors & Families with Trecia Greene, Anna Johnson, Jourdan Keith, and Janet Yoder. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
PoetsWest features Sarah Love, Raul Sanchez, Ann Spiers. Others TBA. Open mike. MC Nan Harty. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Thursday, October 30 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, October 31 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Reader's Choice (poetry, prose or public issue) features Ann Spiers. Others TBA. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Tuesday, November 4 at 7 p.m.
Village Books, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham WA
Hedgebrook Reading Series features Women Authoring Change: Families with Kip Greenthal, Cora Goss-Grubbs, Carolyn Hall, Kate Miller, and Brenda Miller. Contact gitanag@hedgebrook.org.

Thursday, November 6 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Thursday, November 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, November 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features David Horowitz, Rosemary O'Hara. Others TBA. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive in the Nye Beach area of Newport OR
Nye Beach Writers Series features Sharon Wood Wortman & other contributors to Bridge Stories: Jonah Bornstein, Don Colburn, Margaret Gish Miller, Cecelia Hagen, Rita Ott Ramstad, and Sandra Stone. Open mike follows. Admission $5, free to students. Contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.777708.

Wednesday, November 19 fr0m 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 - 5th Avenue SW, Olympia
Olympia Poetry Network features Kevin Miller. Open mike. Contact halcyonmist@hotmail.com.

Thursday, November 20 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, November 21 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Friday, November 28 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Thursday, December 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, December 5 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Thursday, December 11 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, December 12 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, December 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
ProseWest features Ann Spiers. Others TBA. Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Thursday, December 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave Suite 100, Everett WA
Open Mike with Poetry & Music hosted by Garrett Rutledge. Sign up starts at 7 pm. The mike is all ages and free. We are seeking poems by poets who have read at Zippy'sJava Lounge to publish in a quarterly chap book. Contact Garrett at poemforadog@hotmail.com or Marilyn at 425.737-6105.

Thursday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. with open mike before and after the feature.
Wiredandunplugged Internet Coffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA
Features TBA. Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472.

Friday, December 19 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
PoetsWest features J. Glenn Evans, Chris Jarmick, David Thornbrugh, Open mike. MC J. Glenn Evans. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Friday, December 26 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) from KSER 90.7 FM
PoetsWest on The Road Home from Everett, WA. The broadcast is available via streaming by going to http://www.kser.org/ and following the Listen Live links.

Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features poet and author Carlos Reyes. Open mike. Admission: $5, free to students. Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features Launch of Citadel of the Spirit: An Anthology for Oregon's Sesquicentennial, edited by Matt Love, featuring Carla Perry and other contributors. Open mike. Admission: $5, free to students. Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features author Jim Lynch. Open mike. Admission: $5, free to students. Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Cafe Mundo, 2nd & Coast Streets, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features fourth annual Instant Haiku Slam Classic. Free for participants and spectators. Prizes awarded! Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features Claudia Handler, author of the poetry collection Going Under and co-director of Valley Contemporary Poets. Open mike. Admission: $5, free to students. Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Saturday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, (Nye Beach area), Newport OR
Writers on the Edge features author Spike Walker. Open mike. Admission $5, free to students. Contact info@writersontheedge.org.

Poetry Venues in the Pacific Northwest

PoetsWest
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Three poets and open mike on the third Saturday from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

PoetsWest in Woodinville
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville.
Four poets and open mike last Wednesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

ProseWest
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Venue every second Saturday at 4 p.m. for writers of fiction and nonfiction: essays, biographies, histories, etc. Either poetry or prose at the open mike.
Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

PoetsWest Reader's Choice: Poetry, Prose or Public Issue
Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library, 7364 E Greenlake Dr. N, Seattle
Every first Saturday at 4:00 p.m. features three readers with choice of poetry, prose or a public issue. Featured readers read in five-minute segments. Open mikes in three-minute segments. Contact J. Glenn Evans 206.682.1268 or info@poetswest.com.

Youth Speaks Seattle hosts open mike every third Sunday at 7 p.m.
Café Allegro, 4214 University Way (alley of 42nd and 15th in U District), Seattle. Sign up 6 p.m. All ages. Contact Angela Dy 206.661.2036 or yssinfo@gmail.com.

Fourth Monday Poetry Reading
P&G Speakeasy Cafe, 15614 Main St., Duvall WA. Open mike sign-up starts at 6:00. Featured reader at 7:00. For more info., contact Katherine Grace Bond katherine@katherinegracebond.com.

Third Tuesday Poets & Writers Readings
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2700 NE University Village, Seattle.
Poetry and prose readings hosted by Dobbie Norris. Contact Dobbie Norris at 525-4568 or dobbie_ankh@hotmail.com.

It's About Time Writers Reading Series
Seattle Public Library, 5614 22nd Ave. NW, Seattle.
Second Thursday of every month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Contact eahelfgott2@comcast.net.

Cancer Lifeline Women Writers Reading Series
Third Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. This reading series features participants in Esther Helfgott's Women's Writing groups reading from their work. Contact 206.684.4063 or e-mail eahelfgott2@comcast.net.

SoulFood Poetry Night Reading Series
SoulFood Books, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond
The Soulfood Poetry Night reading series is a free monthly event on the third Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in July and August and beginning in September will be on the third Thursday of the month. At this series, one featured reader chooses her/his own co-feature, promoting a spirit of community - with an open mike reading to follow. Contact Lana Hechtman Ayers moonlit.cloud@yahoo.com.

Take a Poem into Your Heart
Bookworm Exchange, 4860 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle (half block south of Lottie Mott's) Phone 206.722.6633
Third Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Featured readers and an open mike (Sign-up 6:45 p.m.) Contact Chris Jarmick glasscocoon@hotmail.com.

First Saturday of every month at 7 p.m.
The Poulsbohemian, 19003 Front St. NE, Poulsbo WA 98370 (360.779.9199)
Two featured poets and an open mike. Contact Carrie Rivers 360.626.9025.

Ugly Mug Spoken Word
Ugly Mug Coffee House, 11425 Rainier Avenue S (north end of Renton, approx. 1.5 miles S of Rainier Beach), Seattle
Second Saturday of the month from 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. Note: some programs begin at 5:30 p.m. Featured Poets, Spoken word & Open Mike sign-up 6:45). Curated & usually hosted by Christopher J. Jarmick. Contact Chris mailto:glasscocoon@hotmail.com.

Sunday Open Mike
The Wayward Coffeehouse, 8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
Featured readers and open mike every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Sign up at 6.30 p.m. Contact Broenwynn Detlofsen via phone 206.706.3240.

Third Sunday Reading Series
Jewel Box Theatre, 225 Iverson St., Poulsbo, WA
The Jewel Box Reading Series features two regional poets every third Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Open mike. Contact Jenifer Lawrence at mailto:jewelboxpoets@comcast.net.

First Monday of the month
Poulsbo Public Library Meeting Room, 700 NE Lincoln Rd., Poulsbo, WA
Kitsap County Poetry Association with featured reader and open mike every first Monday at 7 p.m. (beginning June 2) and, as time permits, workshop and discussion. Contact robertjasondick@gmail.com.

Open Mike Music Night
Bai Pai lounge (around the fireplace!), 2316 NE 65th St., Seattle in Ravenna neighborhood.
Every Monday night, beginning around 8 o'clock. Poetry and music with free Thai buffet at the bar & all night happy hour prices on drink. Contact Jed Meyers medjyers@hotmail.com.

Homeland at On the House, 1205 E Pike Street, Seattle
Every Monday night from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. Feature poets and open mike. Musicians welcome. No cover charge, but donations gladly accepted. Contact Thomas Ring 206.351.1286.

Fourth Friday of every month at 7 p.m.
Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center Gallery (2nd floor), 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle.
Untitled [Intersection], 2007 presents poetry & contemporary performance art. Event includes reception with wine & light fare. $5 suggested donation. Contact A. K. Allin imiallin@gmail.com.

Verbal Rhythms, an interactive event
Mundos, 1212 E Jefferson, Seattle
Every first and third Saturday. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Cover $7 ($5 if you arrive before 8 p.m.). Features music, stories, poetry, drama, gospel and more! Open mike. For more info 206.328.8892 or www.melissanoellegreen.com.

Open mike every Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
Dallas BBQ & Soul Food Restaurant, 2519 S Jackson, Seattle
Contact 206.329.2227 or email chocolateamor2007@yahoo.com.

Open mike every Thursday
Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave(1 block west of Everett Event Center), Everett WA 98201
Every Thursday night open mike poetry from 8 to 9 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m. Poetry night on the last Thursday of the month as part of the monthly art opening. Contact Marilyn Rosenberg at Marilyn@Zippysjava.com.

Open Mike Night
Whidbey Coffee Company, 619 Fourth Street, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Looking for Poets and Writers to perform every Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This event is hosted by the Mukilteo ARTS Guild. Contact: 425.423.0450.

Open mike night every Wednesday from May 2, 2008 to September 17 from 6-8 p.m.
Whidbey Coffee and Cafe , 619 - 4th Street, Mukilteo WA 98275.
We encourage poets to come and read their poetry. Contact 425.423.0450 or theartworkshop7@verizon.net.

Poetry open mike and featured poet every Thursday. Open mike starts at 7:30 p.m.
WiredandunpluggedInternetCoffeehouse, 717 First Street, Snohomish WA 98290
Contact Kim Longmore wiredandunplugged@yahoo.com or 360.568.2472 or check the website http://www.wiredandunplugged.com.

Second Sunday Poetry Project
The Depot Arts Center & Gallery, 7th & R Avenue, Anacortes WA
Directed by Jane Alynn Bullis on the second Sunday of every month from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., this series features a guest poet and open mike. Free event but donations accepted. Contact Jane Alynn 360.293.4184 or mail@janealynn.com.

Whatcom/Skagit Poetry Reading Series
At the Depot Arts Center, 7th Street and R Avenue in Anacortes, WA or the Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 - 13th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. An evening of poetry surrounds the opening of each new art exhibit and features respected area poets. Contact Depot Arts Center at 360-293-3663 or one of the WPS co-directors: Anita K. Boyle 360.398.7870 or akboyle@egressstudio.com or Susan J. Erickson 360.733.0693 or Susanjer@mac.com.

The Striped Water Poets continue the Living Room, the weekly writer's critique circle in Auburn. (The group meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. through December 16 and every Tuesday February through the end of May. Bring a work to workshop and/or participate.
Striped Water Poets meet in the Conference Room 2 upstairs at Auburn City Hall, 25 W Main St. in Auburn..
It's free but donations are welcome. Contact Gerald McBreen 253.735.1751 or email mcbreenpost@aol.com.

Spokenword, poetry and song every Friday from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
The Ugly Mug Coffee House, 11425 Rainier Ave S, Renton WA.
Free admission. Contact Elijah H. Muied 206.755.5741 or emuied@msn.com.

Ekphrastika every third Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
CoCA (Center on Contemporary Art), 410 Dexter Ave. N (between Mercer and Denny), Seattle
Eleventh Hour Productions/Seattle Poetry Festival $5 admission.
PO Box 28976
Seattle WA 98118-8976
206.725.1650
Contact eleven@poetryfestival.org or www.poetryfestival.org.

Reel to Real, Eleventh Hour's monthly reading series features both videopoems and live poets. The reading takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at On the House, 12th & Pike St., Seattle. For more information, check website at http://www.poetryfestival.org. Contact Karen Finneyfrock 206.725.1650.

Every Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. Signup starts at 8 p.m.
Seattle Poetry Slam at Tost, 513 N 36th St., Space E (in Fremont), Seattle.
Competitive performance poetry with music, open mike and featured poet. Up to six open mike poets each week (if too many sign up, they do a lottery.) Sign-up between 8-8:30. Cover charge $5. 21+ with ID required at the door. For more information, check website at http://www.poetryfestival.org or contact slam@poetryfestival.org.

Second Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Kings Books, 218 St Helens, Tacoma, Washington.
The Puget Sound Poetry Connection (PSPC), based in Tacoma sponsors the Distinguished Writer Series,
a venue for playwrights, short story writers and others. This mixed venue features a distinguished reader and an open mike.
Contact Connie Walle via e-mail ckwalle@msn.com.

Every third Saturday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S, Seattle
Diamond Life features Open Mike night and Art Integration at its best with wordsmiths, poets, spoken word artists, emcees, jazz artists, dancers and vocalists. $5 at door but no one turned away. Contact Melissa Noelle Green 206.684.4757 or check the web site www.diamondlifepresents.com.

First Friday each month at 8 p.m.
Miller Community Center , 330 19th Avenue E., Seattle
BoUnce: The Sport of Storytelling™ is an open mike event with a cash prize. Winning team receives a cash prize of 50% of door money. Suggested Donation: $1-5. Sign-up at the door. Please bring a completed waiver signed by your parent or guardian if your are under 18 years old. Suggested subjects: Courage, So Scared, Lost, Unbelievable Days, How and Why Stories, Tall Tales, Love, Betrayal? Stories, poems, lyrics, rhymes and content must be suitable for all-ages. No racist, sexist, homophobic performances. Contact Jourdan Keith mailto:jourdankeith@yahoo.com.

Once a Month, every last Saturday, from 7 to 10 p.m.
House show at 142 N 76th Street, Seattle
Free Form: A Night of Wine, Poetry, Music and Expression. Open venue. Free event. Contact Andrew Bauman abraveheart21@aim.com.

Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend
Minotaur Press & Northwind Arts Center sponsor poetry reading with two poets scheduled each month. Contact Don Roberts donroberts@olympus.net.

Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Lehani's Coffee House and Deli, 221 Taylor St., Port Townsend
Weekly open mike with poetry San Francisco style - sponsored by Minotaur Press and Lehani's. Contact Jim Watson-Gove jimwatsongove@earthlink.net.

Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Fuel Cafe, 1452 NE Alberta St., Portland
Poetry and music with open mike. Contact Terence Hanna terencehanna@gmail.com or call 503.841.8328.

Third Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
The Blue Pepper, 241 Commercial St. NE, Salem, Oregon
Third Thursday Poets (TTP) is a monthly reading featuring three writers reading their own and/or other's work along a particular theme. Local merchants provide wine and hors d'oeuvres for guests. In addition to its live audience, TTP is filmed by CCTV, the public access channel in Salem and broadcast four times a week for four weeks after the live reading. Contact Maureen Clifford at mailto:maureen@thirdthursdaypoets.org.

Every third Saturday of every month except December
Most events take place at 7 p.m. at the Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 Beach Drive, Newport.
The Nye Beach Writers' Series is a program of Writers On The Edge, Inc. Readings take place in Newport, Oregon on the Central Oregon Coast, the third Saturday of every month except December. This year-round literary cabaret features one author each month, followed by open mike where audience members can read their original work for up to five minutes. No pre-registration is necessary. Open mike readers may sell their books, CDs, broadsides at the book table. Admission is $5 at the door, free to students. Check the Nye Beach Writers' Series web site www.writersontheedge.org for location and start time for special events and "Presenter Info" for authors who wish to read. For other information, contact mailto:info@writersontheedge.org or 541.574.7708.

The Fisher Poets Gathering in downtown Astoria is scheduled the last weekend of February. Fishing industry-related men and women gather together in this annual event to share their poetry and songs in readings, music venues, workshops and special events. The audience comes from local towns and elsewhere. Event buttons are available for $5/day or $10/weekend donation at the ticket booth of the Columbian Theater, 11th and Marine Drive (Hwy 30). There is no further charge for FPG events. For more information: Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce 503.325.6311 or check their website http://www.clatsopcollege.com/fisherpoets/.

Open mike Poetry every second Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver WA Featured reader and open mike. Hosted by Christopher Luna. Contact 360.514.0358 or 360.694.9653.

Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 7:00 p.m.
Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta, Portland, Oregon
"Broken Word" poetry open mike hosted by Arlo Voorhees. Contact 503.284.7665.

Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Sign-up starts at 7:15
Gallery & Internet Cafe, 115 NW 5th Avenue (between NW Couch & Davis), Portland, Oregon
Backspace "Word of Mouth" poetry open mike hosted by Elizabeth Archers. Contact 503.248.2900.

Open Mike Venues at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Portland, Oregon

Third Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center Store Gift Section, 1317 Lloyd Center, Portland
Hosted by Sage Cohen. Contact 503.249.0800.

Second Friday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Broadway Store at 1231 Broadway, Portland
Call 503.335.0201.

Last Friday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Jantzen Beach Store, 1720 N Jantzen Beach Center, Portland.
Call 503.283.2800.

Last Friday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Beaverton Store, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, Portland.
Call 503.645.3046 for submission and reading guidelines.

Every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
The Olympic Poetry Network meets at Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 5th and Water St., Olympia WA
Contact Juniper White halcyonmist@hotmail.com or www.thurston.com/~yake/opn.html.

The Temple, 129 East Alder (upstairs), Walla Walla, Washington
Tsunami Inc., former publisher of the tri-lingual quarterly poetry magazine, The Temple, sponsors the Walla Walla Poetry Party and other combination readings of poetry and art, including the Walla Walla Poetry Slam.
Contact Charles Potts at The Temple, PO Box 100, Walla Walla WA 99362-0033, or call 509.529.0813, e-mail info@thetemplebookstore or www.thetemplebookstore.

Federal Way Poets Society has weekly readings in Federal Way. Location, dates and time not posted. Contact Bill Pirkle bpirkle@zipcon.net or 253.839.4304 to be notified of place and time.

Tom Lee Music Hall, 929 Granville Street, Vancouver B.C.
Thundering Word Heard and NMW 02 present a showcase stage of Spoken Word, hip hop, music, rhythm and dance at NMW. This event combines all of the elements that have made TWH the best Spoken Word/Music fusion weekly event in Vancouver. Hosted by local producer, poet, actor and emcee, T. Paul Ste. Marie with DJ DutchBoy on sound and rare grooves, NMW at the will bring the power of the Spoken Word to everyone!
For more information, contact T.Paul Ste. Marie, Producer / TWH Productions 604.873.5254 or email t-paulsm@shaw.ca.

Every Sunday at 9:00 p.m.
Café Montmartre, a Licensed Parisian Café, 4362 Main St. (Main & 28th), Vancouver, B.C.
Artists performing sign up at 8 p.m. Admission free (hat will be passed). Hosted by T.Paul Ste. Marie w/DJ DutchBoy. Contact 604.879.8111 or email t-paulsm@shaw.ca.

The first and third Monday of every month
Cafe Deux Soleil, 2096 Commercial Drive (5th and Commecial), Vancouver, B.C.
VANSLAM 2002 show starts around 9 o'clock. $5 @ the door.

Every Thursday at 7 p.m.
Baghdad Café, 1018 Commercial Drive, Vancouver B.C.
S P O K E N R E V E L A T I O N S: Ecstatic poetry, music, stand-up comedy - anything goes at one of Vancouver's few mikeless open mikes! The food is excellent and cheap even for poets and the atmosphere condusive to inspired outbursts of genius! Hosted by Kagan Goh, Dawn and Storma. No cover. For infomation, contact spokenrevelations@poetic.com.

Last Wednesday of every month
MOST VOCAL Poets Society - Open mike night at Tongue and Groove Jazz Lounge in Lethbridge, Alberta CANADA. If you are in the neighbourhood of Lethbridge, Alberta, drop in for a bit of verse and share your own. For info on event dates and times, contact Blaine at 403.394.0999 or mostvocal@canada.com. Website http://members.shaw.ca/Most-Vocal/.

Second Sunday every month at 3:00 p.m.
Open Door Books 4761 Cass Street, Pacific Beach in San Diego 858.270.8642
Featured poet followed by Open Reading. Contact Terry Hertzler terryhertzler@att.net.

Poetry in Great Falls, Montana
Poets interested in participating in poetry events should contact Ron Crete at 1523 - 4th Ave. N, Great Falls, MT 59401,
or call 406.453.0380 or e-mail rlcrete@mcn.net.

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