for your summer calendar

Join the Skagit River Poetry Foundation
for a summer celebration
FREE!
Outdoor Picnic at Pioneer Park
La Conner, Washington
Sunday, July 24, 2022, 2:00-7:00pm
Music
Heron & Crow, Erik Christensen Band, and Deep River Blues Band
Northwest poets plus audience open mic
Burgers, dogs, drinks, and ice cream
Family friendly
Bring a camp chair or blanket

Mark your calendar!
(and while you’re at it: make a note of
the Skagit River Poetry Festival, October 6-9, 2022)

Poetry Picnic

The Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma Creates, Write253, and The Asian Pacific Cultural Center invite you to celebrate poetry and community at a Poetry Picnic on Saturday, June 11, 2022, 11:00am to 3:00pm in South Park, Tacoma, on the grounds of The Asian Pacific Cultural Center.

The free, all-ages event will feature drop-in activities, an open mic, live readings, book sales, book giveaways, letterpress printing, oral history recording booth, the Creative Colloquy book bike, a vegetarian food truck, and more.

poetry, cool and delicious

The Spokane County Library District invites you to a Poetry Picnic on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 7:00pm, at the Moran Prairie Library. The gathering will feature poets José Angel Araguz, Laura Read, Sam Roxas-Chua, and Nance Van Winckel, plus free gelato from Ferrante’s Marketplace Café. All ages welcome, but some poems may have adult themes. Read more in The Spokesman-Review.