Our Towns: Central County
Published 11:03 pm Thursday, September 20, 2007
Everett: Poetry workshop Sunday
The Everett Public Library is planning to play host to a poetry reading and workshop with The Jack Straw Writers on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Main Library Auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
Four poets will read from their work, answer questions and present exercises for the audience to improve their own poetry-writing skills.
American Book Award winner Matt Briggs, curator of The Jack Straw Writers, is scheduled to join the talk.
The Jack Straw Writers Program began in 1997 to provide local writers with a new venue to present their work and to encourage the creation of new literature.
About the writers:
Laurie Blauner has published five books of poetry, including “All This Could Be Yours,” published by Cherry Grove Collections in 2006. She has also written two novels and has received a National Endowment for the Arts award.
Anna Maria Hong is a recent Pushcart Prize nominee and National Poetry Series finalist. She has published poems in journals such as Fence, Black Clock, Cranky Literary Journal, Golden Handcuffs Review, Puerto del Sol and Revolting Sofas. She teaches writing and literature at the UCLA Writing Programs and at DigiPen Institute of Technology.
Susan Landgraf is a writer and photographer who has published more than 300 poems in more than 150 journals, most recently in Nimrod, Kalliope, The Green Hills Literary Lantern and Riverwind. She has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. Prentice Hall published her workbook, Student Reflection Journal for Student Success, in 2004.
Molly Tenenbaum is a Seattle poet, musician and teacher. She wrote “By a Thread” published by Van West &Co. in 2000 and the chapbooks “Blue Willow,” “Old Voile” and “Story.” She plays old-time string band music with two bands. She also has an old-time banjo CD, “Instead of a Pony.”
Matt Briggs is the Curator of The Jack Straw Writers. He has published three collections of short stories and a novel, “Shoot the Buffalo,” which won a 2006 American Book Award and was a finalist for the 2006 Washington State Book Award.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 425-257-8000. For more information about The Jack Straw Writers, go to www.jackstraw.org.
Lake Stevens: Coats, blankets needed
The Lake Stevens Family Center is accepting donations of new or gently used coats, jackets and blankets for families in need this fall and winter.
The center hopes to have items available for families to pick up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Oct. 1.
For more information or to donate, call Linda at 425-397-7433.
Mukilteo: New writers group to meet
A new writers group organized by the Mukilteo Arts Guild is planning to hold its first meeting early next month.
People are invited to attend the meeting scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the upper floor of The Art Building at 724 First St.
The group is open to all types of writers. There is no cost to attend the meeting.
The Mukilteo Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in the Puget Sound region.
For more information, call 425-423-0450 or go at www.mukilteoartsguild.org.
Snohomish: Garden club holds meeting
Everyone is invited to the monthly meeting of the Snohomish Garden Club at 7 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Snohomish High School performing arts center at 1316 Fifth St. There is a $5 fee for nonmembers. The featured speaker is Jim Fox of Wells Medina Nursery, who will speak about South African Plants.
For more information, contact Dorothy Fuhrman at 425-334-3881 or dorothyfuhrman@hotmail.com, or go to www.snohomishgardenclub.com. For membership information, contact Caroline Strittmatter at 425-359-7604.
