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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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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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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:20260611T180000
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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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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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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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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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