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South Puget Sound's Spot for Poetry Since 1990
One of the ridiculous aspects of being a poet is the huge gulf between how seriously we take ourselves and how generally we are ignored by everyone else.
BILLY COLLINS
Feb. 16, 2022
Martha Silano
Jan. 19, 2022
Lacey, Washington's Inaugural Poet Laureate
Cynthia Pratt
Oct. 20, 2021
Fusion Collective Featured Reading (Zoom)
Fusion Collective Featured Reading (Zoom)
June 16, 2021
Deborah Bacharach Featured Reading (Zoom)
Deborah Bacharach Featured Reading (Zoom)
May 19, 2021
Ryler Dustin Featured Reading (Zoom)
Ryler Dustin Featured Reading (Zoom)
Feb. 19, 2020
Luke Salazar
Luke Salazar
OPEN MIC READERS
Jan. 15, 2020
Clem Starck
Clem Starck
OPEN MIC READERS
Suzanne Simons announces a special event with Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, to be held at The Evergreen State College in February. See our Special Events page for more information.
Dec. 18, 2019
Season's Readings
Season's Readings
The evening opened with an audience-participation song "The Twelve Days of Solstice," written by OPN Board member Terri Cohlene, led by the OPN Board and MC Ed Sharp.
Nov. 20, 2019
Tacoma Poet Laureate, Abby Murray
Tacoma Poet Laureate, Abby Murray
OPEN MIC READERS
Oct. 16, 2019
Connie Walle
Connie Walle
OPEN MIC READERS
Sept. 18, 2019
Kay Mullen
OPEN MIC READERS
August 21, 2019
All Open Mic
All Open Mic
July 18, 2019
Karen Whalley
Karen Whalley
OPEN MIC READERS
June 19, 2019
Sandra Yannone
Sandra Yannone
OPEN MIC READERS
May 15, 2019
Olympia Poet Laureate, Sady Sparks
Olympia Poet Laureate, Sady Sparks
OPEN MIC READERS
April 17, 2019
Dead Poets Readings
Dead Poets Readings
March 20, 2019
Thomas A. Thomas
Thomas A. Thomas
OPEN MIC READERS
February 20, 2019
Don Freas
Don Freas
OPEN MIC READERS
January 20, 2019
Dennis Connolly
Dennis Connolly
December 19, 2018
Seasonal Readings
Seasonal Readings
October 17, 2018
Featured Reader: Emily Van Kley
Featured Reader: Emily Van Kley
OPEN MIC READERS
September 19, 2018
Featured Reader: Carl Palmer
Featured Reader: Carl Palmer
OPEN MIC READERS
August 15, 2018
All Open Mic
All Open Mic
May 16, 2018
Featured Reader: Christina Butcher
Featured Reader: Christina Butcher
OPEN MIC READERS
April 18, 2018
Dead Poets Readings
Dead Poets Readings
March 21, 2018
Featured Reader: Michael Dylan Welch
Featured Reader: Michael Dylan Welch
OPEN MIC READERS
October 18, 2017
FEATURED READER: CAROLYNE WRIGHT
FEATURED READER: CAROLYNE WRIGHT
OPEN MIC READERS
