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SUMMARY:New & Forthcoming Books of Poetry\, Olympia Spring Arts Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Laura E. Garrard\, Thomas A. Thomas\, Sharon Carter\, Chris Dahl\, Terri Cohlene\, Cynthia Pratt\, Suzanne Simons\, and Patrick Dixon at the Abigail Stuart House for a new book reading by Olympia Poetry Network Authors. This event is part of the Olympia Spring Arts Walk on Friday and Saturday\, April 24-25.
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/1330/
LOCATION:Abigail Stuart House\, 1002 Washington Street SE\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Signing,Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Olympia Poetry Network":MAILTO:Olypoetrynet@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T212600Z
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry Feature Reader & Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join this popular international online event hosted by Sandra Yannone! To view and/or participate you must register in advance through Zoom and then receive the Join the Meeting Link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvce6gpz0sGN2xjVakkXh6GNCTLhKUnste \nThis event features published authors and their books at the start  of the program\, then opens up slots for 1-poem readings in an Open Mic through a First Come\, First Serve sign up. \nThere will be a theme of “Mind\,” which may refer to mindfulness\, present-mindedness\, madness\, or whatever fits! My paired featured reader is Nathan Spoon.
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/cultivating-voices-live-poetry-feature-reader-open-mic/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Featured Author Event,Open Mic Opportunity,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Port Parsons":MAILTO:kimportsparsons@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
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SUMMARY:Everett Poetry Night\, Spoken Words\, Featured Author
DESCRIPTION:Everett Poetry Night will feature my reading along with an open mic. \nHere is the line-up: \nFormat of Everett Poetry Night\n5:00 p.m. Arrive and mingle \n5:30 p.m. – Sign-up Begins5:45 p.m. – Open Mic / First Poet Reads7:15 p.m. – Feature Poet (If one is scheduled)7:45 p.m. – Visit with feature(s)\, purchase merchandise\,  donate to the bag of giving.8:00 p.m. – Close.  Safe travels.* We also welcome musicians\, but sadly\, only between 7:00-7:15 p.m. \nMusic must be original material. (Sorry\, no Covers. No Exceptions)** 4 to 5 minutes depending on sign up. We often go through our list twice.*** FREE***** All ages (Some Language may be viewed as unsuitable for minors) \n_______________________________________\nIf you can\, PLEASE support your venue by purchasing a drink\, snack or mealSuggested donation for Feature Guest $5.00 \nThank you. \nHosted by Duane Kirby Jensenhttps://www.facebook.com/duanekirbyjensenduanekirbyjensen@gmail.com425.319.1555
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/everett-poetry-night-spoken-words-featured-author/
LOCATION:The Sister’s Restaurant\, 2804 Grand Avenue\, Everett\, WA\, 98201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="Duane Kirby Jensen":MAILTO:duanekirbyjensen@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20251104T224153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T211246Z
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SUMMARY:Imprint Bookshop Reading
DESCRIPTION:Imprint Bookshop in Port Townsend will host Laura E. Garrard\, Linda B. Myers\, and Carolyne Wright! They will each read from their books: Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death (Finishing Line Press)\, Load-Bearing Walls (Finishing Line Press)\, and Masquerade: A Memoir in Poetry (Lost Horse Books). Check back here for updated details!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/imprint-bookshop-reading/
LOCATION:Imprint Bookshop\, Port Townsend\, 820 Water St.\, Port Townsend\, WA\, 98368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="John Blomgren":MAILTO:john@imprintbookshop.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20260422T210539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T210812Z
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SUMMARY:C and P Coffee PoetryBridge Reading
DESCRIPTION:I have the honor of reading as a featured poet with T. Clear and Mary Crane\, followed by a community Open Mic after a short break at 7 p.m. \nPoetryBridgeTimes.Net: Our mission is to promote the best of poetry and storytelling in West Seattle. Not best as in better than\, but best as in authentic self-expression\, in person\, here and now. Best* that in the telling demonstrates diverse forms of bravery\, expressiveness\, sincerity and truthfulness. \n \n 
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/c-and-p-coffee-poetrybridge-reading/
LOCATION:C and P Coffee\, 5612 California Ave SW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98136
CATEGORIES:Featured Author Event,Open Mic Opportunity,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="Leopoldo Seguel":MAILTO:infopoetrybridge@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20251028T215444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213322Z
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SUMMARY:Paddling the Sweet Spot Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Official Chapbook Launch at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center \nLaura E. Garrard and Linda B. Myers will launch and read their respective chapbooks\, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death and Load-Bearing Walls. Port Book and News will be on-site to sell their chapbooks\, and you may have your books signed by the authors. Sequim Latine author S. Salazar will also read from her book based on cultural diaspora\, \, Raíces\, Relics\, & Other Ghosts. \nS. Salazar reading her book\, Raíces\, Relics\, & Other Ghosts. \nIn addition\, you will be able to view a wonderful art exhibit in the Esther Webster Gallery: Field Notes\, “a visual love letter to the birds of the Pacific Northwest.” \nPlease RSVP through the PAFAC (https://pafac.org/). This is a free public event. \nFor more information about Linda’s book\, see her website: LindBMyers.com.
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/paddling-the-sweet-spot-book-launch/
LOCATION:Port Angeles Fine Arts Center\, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Signing,Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura E. Garrard":MAILTO:garrardpoet@lauraegarrard.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T200000
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SUMMARY:CoastLines Featured Speaker
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Gentle House at 1215 W. 11th St.\, Port Angeles\, WA 98362\, for a wonderful evening of poetry readings by Laura E. Garrard and Linda B. Myers and from their new chapbooks with Finishing Line Press: Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death and Load-Bearing Walls\, respectively. \nThey will provide a craft talk about “Writing About the Highly Personal\,” share works by well-known poets\, and lead you in a prompt about the topic most poignant in your life. \nThere will be an Open Mic of 3-minute readings or less.
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/coastlines-featured-speaker/
LOCATION:Gentle House\, 1215 W. 11th St.\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Author Event
ORGANIZER;CN="S. Salazar and Kirsten Miles":MAILTO:gentlehousetupelopress@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20260422T221538Z
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SUMMARY:Seedfall Magazine Launch and Reading\, Third Place Books Seward
DESCRIPTION:Lynne Ellis and Tulipwood Press of Seattle present Volume 2 of Seedfall: Emergence. One of my photographs is published in this issue\, and Ellis invited me to read from my new book at this celebratory event! My books will be available for purchase. Hear other contributors read from this issue as well! \nseedfall\nA literary journal of poetry + prose + visual art\, named for the wealth of samaras that cover the ground in autumn at Tulipwood headquarters. These morsels sustain birds and blanket the soil through the cold months. When spring comes\, hundreds of tiny cotyledons fill the spaces between stones.\n  \n\nWhy Third Place?\nSociologist Ray Oldenberg suggests that each of us needs three places: first is the home; second is the workplace or school; and beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life interact\, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. In his celebrated book\, The Great Good Place\, Oldenberg discusses how the cafes\, pubs\, town squares\, and other gathering places make a community stronger and bring people together.
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/seedfall-magazine-launch-and-reading-third-place-books-seward/
LOCATION:Third Place Books Seward Park\, 5041 Wilson Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="Lynne Ellis":MAILTO:tulipwoodbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20251028T220542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T220008Z
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SUMMARY:It's About Time Writers' Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Laura E. Garrard will be one of three featured authors\, including Sandra Yannone and Carolyne Wright\, in the It’s About Time Writers’ Reading Series at the Ballard Library in Seattle. She will read from her new chapbook through Finishing Line Press\, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death. Copies of her book will be for sale. Check back here for updates! \nThere will also be an Open Mic\, with three-minute reading slots\, for other writers to read their work! \nYou may follow this series on Facebook
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/its-about-time-writers-reading-series/
LOCATION:Ballard Branch\, Seattle Public Library\, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20260114T232221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T212909Z
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SUMMARY:Elliott Bay Book Company Reading w/ Carolyne Wright & Sandra Yannone
DESCRIPTION:Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle will host Laura E. Garrard and renowned poets Carolyne Wright (Masquerade; This Dream the World: New & Selected Poems) and Sandra Yannone (Boats for Women; The Glass Studio) as they read from their new works: \nPaddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death (Finishing Line Press) by Laura E. Garrard \nTrajectories: Crossing the Map of Poetry (University of Michigan Press) by Carolyne Wright \nFire at the Big Top (MoonPath Press) & Unsinkable: Poetry Inspired by the Titanic (Salmon Poetry) by Sandra Yannone
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/elliott-bay-book-company-reading-w-carolyne-wright-sandra-yannone/
LOCATION:Elliott Bay Book Company\, 1521 10th Ave.\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sofia Brekkan":MAILTO:sbrekkan@elliottbaybook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T025443
CREATED:20260422T224819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T224819Z
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SUMMARY:Eagle Harbor Book Co.\, Bainbridge Island\, w/Kelli Russell Agodon & Sandra Yannone
DESCRIPTION:Come out for a remarkable three-author reading at the well-loved Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island. Sandra Yannone has two books just out: Unsinkable: Poems Inspired by the Titanic (Salmon Poetry) and Fire at the Big Top (MoonPath). Kelli Russell Agodon’s new release is Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon). And of course\, mine is Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death (Finishing Line Press). \n  \n \n  \n \nEagle Harbor Book Company: “Nestled in the center of beautiful Bainbridge Island\, WA\, we are a full service\, locally-owned\, and proudly independent bookstore. A short ferry ride from Seattle and a quick walk from the ferry terminal\, we have been serving the Kitsap Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest since 1970.”
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/eagle-harbor-book-co-bainbridge-island-w-kelli-russell-agodon-sandra-yannone/
LOCATION:Eagle Harbor Book Company\, 157 Winslow Way E\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Signing,Featured Author Event,Poetry Reading
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Albert":MAILTO:jim@eagleharborbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T213000
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CREATED:20260330T214727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T211008Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Colloquy Literary & Open Mic\, Featured Reader in July
DESCRIPTION:The New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma\, Washington. \nLaura E. Garrard will be a featured reader on this night to celebrate her chapbook release! \nBring your short stories\, poems\, and essays to share during the open mic portion. Please note\, open mic allows performers 5 minutes. This time limit is firm to allow all readers an opportunity to share. \nCC is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike. \nThis program is supported in part by Tacoma Creates\, a program of the City of Tacoma. \n 
URL:https://lauraegarrard.com/event/creative-colloquy-literary-open-mic-featured-reader-in-july/
LOCATION:The New Frontier Lounge\, 301 E 25th St.\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Featured Author Event,Open Mic Opportunity,Poetry Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Creative Colloquy":MAILTO:jackie.d.fender@gmail.com
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