Workshop 4:30 pm - Feature Reading and open mic 6:15 pm - 8:07 pm
PoetryIsEverything at BookTree Reading Series 1st Saturdays
Live and in person
Saturday May 7th Laura LeHew and Roy S. Seitz (from Eugene Or.) Bios Below
FREE! FREE!
Workshop - Led by Laura
To Whom It May Concern,
a workshop on the epistolary poem
About the Workshop:
In this discussion and writing-intensive workshop, we will explore the many facets of the epistolary poem, also called an epistle. The poem written as a letter, addressed either to a public or private person, but never sent. Its themes may be moral and philosophical, or intimate and sentimental.
THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES:
A 75-minute live writing workshop with Q&A
Multiple writing activities
Active discussion of sample poems from diverse contemporary poets
A chance to more intimately engage with a small, focused writing community
Featured Readers 6:15 pm
Laura LeHew and Roy Seitz
plus open mic.
FREE! May 7th BookTree 609 Market St. Kirkland Wa. 98033
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Laura LeHew grew up in the Midwest where she spent her childhood summers playing Man from U.NC.L.E and chasing fireflies. Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals including “Spillway,” “Rock & Sling,” “Maintenant 14: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art,” and “Gargoyle Magazine.” Laura’s new collection, Dear John—, was published in 2021 by The Poetry Box, and in March, Let Widows Be Widows was released from Unsolicited Press in March of 2022. Laura has recently completed her eighth poetry manuscript titled What She Carries Concealed (which is looking for a home) and is currently at work on a ninth collection. She is the recipient of the 2021 Oregon Poetry Association’s (OPA) Patricia Ruth Banta Award which honors an individual or group that made a significant contribution to Oregon poetry and to OPA’s mission. Laura spent the pandemic taking photos of rivers and roses. Find her at: http://www.lauralehew.com | www.utteredchaos.org .
Roy R. Seitz -Roy earned a living as journeyman carpenter and has been a featured performer throughout the Northwest for many years. Pre-Covid he was hosting the monthly Poetry for the People gathering in Eugene Oregon. His poetry collection: Right Here Right Now now in its third printing reflects his experiences as a sniper in the Vietnam War. Another collection of poetry is forthcoming from Utter Chaos press.
...from Kathryn Grace Bond: The vibrancy and immediacy of Roy's work will stun you This is neither a political rant nor a therapeutic exercise. These poems do not say: “War is terrible” or “War is glorious,” they simply say: “This is war.” Roy’s storytelling is unflinching — definitely not for children — but wending through these poems is a deep respect for life and an enigmatic hope."
Oh and most important... Roy did a lot of work in remodeling BookTree including most of the work on all the booksthelves (in 2016)!