Chris Vega
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Poetry Reading @ Browsers Bookshop
The holidays are upon us! So, before everyone gets jazzed up on sugar cookies, glittery wrapping paper and tasty Christmas cocktails, I thought I’d let you know I’m kicking 2018 off with a poetry reading at Browsers Bookshop. I’m happy to say I’ll be reading alongside Olympia poet Joanne M. Clarkson, whose work I admire very…
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Book Review: Alchemy for Cells & Other Beasts
Earlier this afternoon I had a wonderful conversation about the synthesis of science, art and literature with a quirky entrepreneur (thank you, Spaceworks Tacoma and Creative Colloquy for landing me in that exquisite moment). Before the conversation was over, my brain started buzzing and whirring as I thought about some of my favorite, recent collaborations…
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Listen to the Poem!
Yes, I did get that from Write253’s Louder Than A Bomb Tacoma poetry slam, but listening to poetry and truly hearing the messages authors are conveying is more important than ever as our country continues to divide itself along political and racial lines. Despite our national division, I see poets, authors, musicians and artists trying to…
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Blue Cactus Press Book Sale @ Cascadia Poetry Festival
Everyone loves a good book fair, right? We’ll assume you enthusiastically shouted “right!” at your computer screen when you read that. And because we completely agree with you, Blue Cactus Press is taking part in the 2017 Cascadia Poetry Festival Small Press Fair, happening Oct. 14 at Washington State History Museum. Blue Cactus Press will…
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Christina Butcher at Deep Waters’ Monthly Reading & Open Mic
I know this is short notice, but if you’re free this Friday night please join me for an evening of poetry at Deep Waters‘ monthly gathering and open mic reading. I’m honored to be this month’s featured guest! Despite the nerve-wracking terror I feel before readings, I’m truly excited to share my work with the…
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Food for Thought: Farmer’s Market Reading
Join Tacoma authors Christina Butcher and Leah Mueller for an afternoon of book sales and readings in the summer sun!