One Wednesday a month 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Tacoma Public Library Swasey Branch
7001 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406
Open forum for poets to read their work around a big table, with everyone getting a chance to share, followed by discussion
Contact Burl Battersby, host, at agatheringofpoets@gmail.com
To learn the next meeting date, see events page at https://www.beeugenebecreative.com/events
Fourth Mondays 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (on Zoom)
Tacoma, Washington
We share and discuss Japanese-derived short-form poetry, including haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun (prose + poem), and haiga (art + poem) created in English.
Contact Richard Tice, host, for Zoom invitation/link at retice1950@hotmail.com
Third Mondays 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
New Frontier Lounge
301 E 25th St, Tacoma, WA 09421
Sign-up at 6:30 p.m.
Featured reader with open mic (five minutes each) starts at 7:00 p.m.
A South Sound literary group founded in 2014 with a vision to establish relationships built upon the mutual admiration of the written word, encouraging local writers to gather and share their work in hopes of strengthening the literary culture that exists in Tacoma
Poetry, essays, short stories—all are welcome!
Contact Jackie Fender, founder and emcee, at jackie.d.fender@gmail.com
Visit https://www.creativecolloquy.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/CreativeColloquy/
Tenth anniversary celebration on March 18, 2024
Group photo taken January 15, 2024