WordsWest Literary Series
presents
A Reunion:
West Seattle Book Launch for Susan Rich's "Lyrical Abortion Narrative"
Blue Atlas
Wed., May 1, 2024, 7pm, C & P Coffee Co.
5612 California Ave. SW
Readings by WordsWest curators Susan Rich, Katy E. Ellis, and Harold Taw
Book sales by Paper Boat Booksellers!
Please join WordsWest Literary Series for a special event to celebrate the book launch of co-curator Susan Rich's sixth collection of poetry Blue Atlas (Red Hen Press), a "lyrical abortion narrative unlike any other." This reunion will include readings by co-curators Katy E. Ellis and Harold Taw. Books will be for sale from Paper Boat Booksellers and treats will be served.
Susan Rich is the author of six poetry collections including the just released, Blue Atlas, Red Hen Press. Her poems appear in Alaska Quarterly Review, New England Review, Poetry Ireland, and O Magazine. She is the director of Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women. Visit her at http://poetsusanrich.com
Katy E. Ellis’ is the author of prose-poetry-novel Home Water, Home Land, Tolsun Books, 2022. Her work has appeared in numerous publications in the U.S., including Pithead Chapel, American Journal of Poetry, and in and Canadian journals PRISM International, Grain, and Fiddlehead. http://www.katyeellis.com/
Harold Taw is a multi-form writer. His debut novel was Adventures of the Karaoke King. His writing has been featured on NPR, in a New York Times bestselling anthology, and in The Seattle Times. He co-wrote a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel Persuasion, which premiered at Seattle's Taproot Theatre, and is currrently developing several plays and a young adult novel. https://www.haroldtaw.com/
WordsWest was curated by West Seattle writers Katy E. Ellis, Susan Rich, and Harold Taw from 2014 to 2019. Occasionally, we hope to continue pop-up events.
Susan Rich is the author of six poetry collections including the just released, Blue Atlas, Red Hen Press. Her poems appear in Alaska Quarterly Review, New England Review, Poetry Ireland, and O Magazine. She is the director of Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women. Visit her at http://poetsusanrich.com
Katy E. Ellis’ is the author of prose-poetry-novel Home Water, Home Land, Tolsun Books, 2022. Her work has appeared in numerous publications in the U.S., including Pithead Chapel, American Journal of Poetry, and in and Canadian journals PRISM International, Grain, and Fiddlehead. http://www.katyeellis.com/
Harold Taw is a multi-form writer. His debut novel was Adventures of the Karaoke King. His writing has been featured on NPR, in a New York Times bestselling anthology, and in The Seattle Times. He co-wrote a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel Persuasion, which premiered at Seattle's Taproot Theatre, and is currrently developing several plays and a young adult novel. https://www.haroldtaw.com/
WordsWest was curated by West Seattle writers Katy E. Ellis, Susan Rich, and Harold Taw from 2014 to 2019. Occasionally, we hope to continue pop-up events.
Book sales by Paper Boat Booksellers!
Our final series event was ....
WordsWest Literary Series
presents
"Cake in the Garden"
A Series-Ending Celebration of Five Years
Wed., June 19, 2019, 7pm, C & P Coffee Co., 5612 California Ave. SW
Favorite Poem by WordsWest Co-Curator Harold Taw
Book Sales by Open Books: A Poem Emporium
As we bid farewell to WordsWest Literary Series, please join us for tres leches cake in the garden, a specially designed celebratory beverage, and an incredible line-up of WordsWest writers from all five years of our existence: Elizabeth Austen, Quenton Baker, Rick Barot, Claudia Castro Luna, Christine Deavel, Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Rachel Kessler, J.W. Marshall, Greg November, Renee Simms, and Ann Teplick.
Book Sales by
Open Books: A Poem Emporium
2414 N. 45th St., Seattle
Our 500-square-foot shop is brimming with more than 10,000 new, used, and out-of-print poetry books, as well as a selection of titles about poetry. You’ll find a broad range of volumes on our shelves from publishers huge, tiny, and in between. We also purchase a wide array of used books to maintain what we hope is a continually varied and interesting stock.
Billie Swift, Owner and Events Coordinator
Alexander Moysaenko, General Manager
Gabrielle Bates, Social Media
Abi Pollokoff, Events
Billie Swift, Owner and Events Coordinator
Alexander Moysaenko, General Manager
Gabrielle Bates, Social Media
Abi Pollokoff, Events
