Event: Auburn Days

You’re invited~

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I’m proud to be apart of

2015 Auburn Days celebration

August 14, 15 & 16

Weekend full of events including a poetry contest on Sunday at the Auburn Avenue Theater!  Growing up in Federal Way I have many memories of all the summer fun the valley has to offer.  I’m coming home South Kind County!

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Crowds at the Auburn Festival
Crowds at the Auburn Festival

 

 

Poets on Parade  |  Sunday August 16th

 

Poetry event at the
Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave, Auburn, WA 98002
(253) 833-5678

Includes

Organizing Your Manuscript from Start to Finish, Workshop by Matthew Brouwer

Importance of Poetry and Community Lecture by Auburn Poet Laureate Marjorie Rommel

 

Featured Poets

Emilie Rommel Shimkus, David D. Horowitz, Cathy Nguyen (Tacoma Poet Laureate), Lorraine Healy, Joann C. Roberts, Shannon P. Laws, Natasha Moni, Matthew Brouwer

 

Open Mic Poetry Contest

hosted by Christopher J. Jarmick.

Contest Judges: Matthew Brouwer, Shannon P. Laws, Lorraine Healy

(six prizes awarded)  and a NON-contest open mic is held while the contest judges deliberate.

 

Parade

 

**To learn more about Auburn Days:

http://www.auburndays.com/

Striped Water Poets is organizing the poet events.  Please visit their website:

https://sites.google.com/site/stripedwaterpoets/

Published by Shannon Laws

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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