Poets in the Park 2018
Saturday, 7 July 2018, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm — FREE!
Anderson Park | 7802 168th Ave NE | Redmond, Washington
Featuring Claudia Castro Luna (Washington State poet laureate) and Melanie Noel (Redmond poet laureate) and many others!
Poets in the Park in 2018 will once again feature groups and organizations, with 25-minute reading slots. We also have 55-minute workshops, our book fair, vendors, open-mic readings, and more—and it’s all free! Scroll down to see the schedule. If you have questions, please contact Michael Dylan Welch.
Enjoy poetry readings and performances on our Café and Picnic Shelter stages, workshops in our workshop cabin, and activities, installations, and vendors throughout the park, plus our poetry book fair (coordinated by Brick and Mortar Bookstore, with no commission taken)—all FREE! Bring your own lunch to enjoy on the lawn or in our café area. Poetry putt-putt (mini-golf), chalk poetry, hula hoops, Haiku on Sticks, art/craft activities for kids and adults (sponsored by VALA Art Center and Jim Teeters), RASP poetry anthology poems on sticks, and more! And great summer weather too!
See the Facebook event. Tweet to #poetsinthepark.
Sponsored by the Redmond Arts & Culture Commission, the Redmond Association of Spokenword, Humanities Washington, ArtsWA/Washington State Arts Commission, and Poets & Writers, directed by Michael Dylan Welch. Additional thanks to all our volunteers.
Location/Parking
Anderson Park is located at 7802 168th Avenue NE in Redmond, Washington—see map. You’ll find plenty of free street parking (come early to park closer to the event). You can also park in the church parking lot immediately to the east of the park (yes, this is okay). Additional parking available at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, about two blocks away at 16600 NE 80th Street in Redmond.
Book Fair
Our gratitude to Dan Ullom of Redmond’s new Brick and Mortar Books for facilitating our no-commission book fair, in the Adair cabin. Just bring your poetry-related publications to sell at the book fair, fill out the book fair inventory form (view or download PDF file—please do this before Saturday if you can), and enjoy the festival! Put a price list next to your publications, or mark each one with a price. Check in at the end of the day to pick up unsold books. You can purchase publications with cash, check, or credit card.
2018 Schedule
Don’t miss a moment of our many readings and performances at our Café and Picnic stages, and the Fullard Cabin. Come early to catch it all! Bring your own lunch. All sessions end five minutes before the next session. All events and activities are free.
The following schedule is subject to change.
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Main Stage |
Picnic Shelter Stage |
Fullard Workshop Cabin |
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11:00 |
Welcome: Michael Dylan Welch |
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11:30 |
Redmond Association of Spokenword Reading
— Kara Simon, MC: |
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12:00 |
Claudia Castro Luna — Washington State poet laureate |
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12:30 |
Melanie Noel — Redmond poet laureate |
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1:00 |
Yakima Coffeehouse Poets: |
MoonPath Press: Glenna Cook, Risa Denenberg, Lorraine Ferra, Paul Fisher, David Hecker, and Brendan McBreen (MC) |
Jeannine Hall Gailey: “PR for Poets: How to Get Your Poetry Read” |
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1:30 |
Ice Cream Anthology: |
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2:00–2:55 |
Holly Hughes: “Walking into Words: A Mindful Saunter to Open Your Senses” (sauntering workshop around Anderson Park) — meet at the “Aurora and Diane” statue just south of the bookstore cabin |
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2:00 |
Jack Straw MUSIC: |
Open Mic — Kara Simon, MC |
Patrick Dixon: “Writing from Experience” |
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3:00 |
Jack Straw POETS—Present: |
Rena Priest: |
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3:30 |
Jack Straw POETS—Past |
56 Days of August: Poetry Postcards (reading, presentation and workshop) Paul E. Nelson (MC), Ina Roy-Faderman, Joanna Thomas, and Matt Trease |
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4:00 |
Fisher Poets: |
Claudia Castro Luna: “Harnessing the Power of Order: The List Poem” |
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5:00 |
Kitchen Sessions: |
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5:30 |
African-American Writers’ Alliance: |
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6:00 |
Closing Words: Michael Dylan Welch Thank
you for attending Poets in the Park! |
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Activities/Installations
Haiku on Sticks (view poems by Haiku Northwest members)
Poetry on Sticks (view poems from the RASP poetry anthology, Here, There, and Everywhere)
Chalk Art (by Pamela Denchfield)
Etegami Postcard Art (sponsored by VALA Art Center)
My Goldfish Stole the Moon: Poetry Fun (sponsored by Jim Teeters, with book-making craft activities for kids)
Groups, Organizations, Vendors, and Sponsors
African-American Writers’ AllianceBlack Heron Press
Brick and Mortar Books, coordinator (Dan Ullom)
56 Days of August: Poetry Postcard Poets
Fisher Poets
Haiku Northwest
Ice Cream Anthology Poets
Jack Straw Musicians
Jack Straw Poets
Kitchen Sessions Poets
MoonPath Press
My Goldfish Stole the Moon: Poetry Fun (Jim Teeters)
Poets & Writers
Redmond Arts & Culture Commission
Redmond Association of Spokenword
Dotty Armstrong | Patty Kinney | Kara Simon |