Last December I was on the Poetry Night calendar as a featured poet, but out-of-town family stuff spirited me away at the last moment. Poetry Night, in all it’s grace, has allowed me a “make-up” event.
Hope to see you all there!
Thank you Poetry Night staff,
SPL
Details
Mon, June 22, 8pm – 10pm
Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Doors and sign-up at 7:45 pm. Poetry begins at 8:00pm sharp! Bring poetry and feel free to sign up to read it! (3 min readings)
Event host is Danny Canham
Featured poet is Shannon P. Laws Free to the public, but we do pass a jar around to collect donations to help pay for things like visiting poets and the occasional publication.
Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival.
Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary
and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly
“found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing
poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging
discussion group established in 2015.
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Great evening. Thank you Kathy and Jim for coming out and for your wonderful support, always. 🙂
Great evening. Thank you Kathy and Jim for coming out and for your wonderful support, always. 🙂
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Break a leg, Shannon. Sorry to miss your “make-up” but I’ll still be in Alaska.
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I know, thank you. Miss you you world traveler you!
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