BookTree’s 1st Saturday — Free Writing Workshop at 4:24 pm. Reading & Open mic at 6:15 pm.— Voices of Tacoma Anthology Reading!!!

Workshop 4:24 pm to 6 pm -- Theme -- Writing about Place/Community led by writer, editor poet Burl Battersby

Reading 6:15 pm — Voices of Tacoma Anthology readerspm Voices of Tacoma Anthology readers: Celeste Schueler, Jessica J. Bloodsaw & Burl Battersby plus open mic.

Bios:

Burl Battersby (he/him) is a Tacoma Poet who writes under the nom de plume B. Eugene B. He is very active in the South Sound literary community and serves on the board of Write253. Burl has published a memoir, B. Coming Burl (2020), and three books of poetry, Corrected Poems (2020), In A Past Life (2022), and Wild Rose (2023).

Celeste Schueler (she/her) is originally from Mississippi but now resides in the Pacific Northwest. She has her BA in English and MFA in creative writing from Mississippi University for Women and has taught poetry workshops at the Tacoma Public Library. Celeste loves taking her twin daughters on various adventures in and around Tacoma as well as reading all sorts of books and writing poetry. Celeste’s first full length collection, “Peonies of Resurrection,” is forthcoming from ELJ Editions in 2026.

Jessica J. Bloodsaw (she/her) currently resides in Tacoma, WA in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, remembering her roots while crawling out of her proverbial rabbit hole into the light of life. You can find her enjoying a simple existence, joyful and full of laughter, looking for connection and elevation. readers plus open mic.

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