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Open Books is a poetry-only bookstore in Wallingford.

National Poetry Month celebrations continue at Open Books

April is National Poetry Month, and Open Books, Wallingford's poetry-only bookstore, will be hosting events and offering special discounts through the end of the month. These include family- and student-friendly initiatives and new ways to engage with poetry within the store, which is located at 2414 N. 45th St. Check out what's going on this month, and make sure to stop by. For Kids & Adults Alike  15% discount for students and teachers: Throughout the entire month, students and teachers, including K-12 and…

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Four local poets to read at Good Shepherd Center on March 24

Four poets will read in what promises to be one of Seattle's best poetry events of 2017! Michael Spence, winner of the 2015 Criterion Poetry Prize, will read with U District poet and publisher David D. Horowitz and two poets who live in Wallingford: Priscilla Long and David Thornbrugh. This is a FREE event featuring not only poetry but light refreshments and small prizes. Friday, March 24 at 7:00 PM Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave N (Room 202) Poets: Priscilla Long,…

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Read more about the article Poet Laureate to read to Wallingford children this Sunday

Poet Laureate to read to Wallingford children this Sunday

Former Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen will be the guest reader this Sunday at Open Books: A Poem Emporium. She will read for children young and old as part of the monthly Winnie-the-Pooh Reading Series at Wallingford's only all-poetry bookstore. The event will be 11-11:45 a.m. at 2414 North 45th St. Elizabeth Austen's collection Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) was a finalist for the 2012 Washington State Book Award in poetry. She is also the author of two poetry chapbooks,…

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Reading, film screening raise awareness on homelessness

On Jan. 26, the night before Seattle's annual count of homeless individuals in King County, a poetry reading and film screening will seek to raise awareness about homelessness. The event will feature Seattle's Youth Poet Laureate, Angel Gardner, who in June talked to The Seattle Times about her own experience with homelessness, alongside Seattle's Civic Poet, Claudia Castro Luna, and writers from Recovery Cafe and Mary's Place. Attendees will also see a screening of Michelle de la Vega's film US THEM WE, which paired homeless…

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A New Chapter for Open Books

Open Books, one of only four poetry-only bookstores in the country, has successfully transitioned ownership and is re-invigorating its events calendar with readings, book launches, discussions, signings and a children's story time every Sunday. This Friday, Oct. 28, a reading and discussion will kick off a planned series on the ins and outs of translation. All events will be right here in Wallingford, at 2414 N. 45th St. The event, titled On Translation, will feature Alejandro de Acosta and Maged Zaher…

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Project Cool for Back-to-School

Want to help out children in need of school supplies and books? Alphabet Soup Children's Books (1406 N. 45th St.) is participating in Project Cool for Back-To-School -- a program through the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness that aims to fill 1,300 backpacks this fall with school supplies, books, and toiletries and distribute them to homeless children.   Alphabet Soup Children's Books' owner, Janet Cavallo, tells us how to participate:   Purchase a book for donation to Project Cool for Back-to-School and…

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