On January 31, 2020, Sherwin Bitsui with Elee Kraljii Gardiner read at the Richard Hugo House and I had the pleasure of listening from the front row. Below are the tracks from this event, which included a conversation/Q&A after each poet read. Part 1: Elee Part 2: Sherwin Part 3: Conversation
Category: Past Events
New Recording: A Scribe Called Quess?
From the January 17, 2020 event at Seattle Town Hall: A Scribe Called Quess?: Dismantling the Colonial Legacy. Learn more about Quess at his website. Nikkita Oliver performed poetry and interviewed Quess after the talk. The recording (MP3) is 101 minutes:
Poetry Recording: The 2020 MLA Offsite Reading
The 2020 MLA Offsite Reading, which featured mostly poetry, occurred at Town Hall Seattle yesterday. There were many readers, and most of them read for 2 minutes or less. The event was broken into three parts, with three hosts. The recording, which I made happen with my new H6, is below. Audio is minimally edited,… Continue reading Poetry Recording: The 2020 MLA Offsite Reading
New Audio Recording: Nathaniel Mackey and Marty Ehrlich at Hugo House
A recording of the poet and musician, performing at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle on 9/22/19.
New Recording: Tyehimba Jess via Seattle Arts and Lectures
This is an older recording I just found floating around my desktop. It originally was recorded back in March.
New Recording: Leonard Schwartz and Zhang Er at Elliott Bay Book Company
Recorded on Sunday, 10/14/18 at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle.
Cold Moon Recordings
Past Event: Rainier Valley Lit Crawl #4
The fourth Rainier Valley Lit Crawl will take place in Hillman City, Seattle, on Saturday, December 3rd.
Past Event: Poetry for Homeless Vets
I am very excited to be involved with this upcoming poetry event that is themed around and in respect for homeless veterans.
Past Event: Cascadia Poetry Festival ’16
This post explores what is definitely one of the event highlights of the year for me, which occurs on November 3-6.