EVENTS
Red Pine and Andrew Schelling Reading at Seattle U
Please join us at Seattle University in the Rolfe room for a poetry reading from Empty Bowl authors Red Pine and Andrew Schelling. Both poet-translators will be reading from their recently published works; Red Pine with If a Mountain Lion Could Sing: The Lyric Poems of Xin Qiji, translated from Classical Chinese and published by Copper Canyon Press, and Andrew Schelling with Old Time Love Song, translated from Sanskrit and published by Circumference Books. In addition to reading from their works, the authors will also be discussing the art of translation and the challenges that accompany it.
This event is hosted by Dr. Jason Worth and the Seattle University Philosophy department, and will take place at 6 p.m. To find more details and contact information, visit the event posting here.
"Art in a Poem," Gallery Opening, Featuring Ann Spiers
Join us in celebrating Ann Spiers at the gallery opening of Art in a Poem on March 5 at 4 p.m. The event will take place at studio 103 at the Tashiro Kaplan Lofts, at 115 Prefontaine Place South, Seattle, WA. Ann will be reading her piece “Ensō: Open/Closed” from her novel Wild Cucumber.
Jerry Martien Reading & Conversation at Seattle University
Please join us for a reading and conversation with Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus, and Our Biopoetic Future, and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, a collection of essays by bioregionalist visionary Freeman House. Waveshock reflects on the voyage and conversations of a cohort of four questing souls--Ricketts, environmentalist Jack Calvin, Calvin's wife, Sasha, and mythologist Joseph Campell--aboard a thirty-three-foot cabin cruiser. In A Watershed Runs Through You, Freeman House's engaging, lyrical essays offer equal parts inspiration and on-the-ground knowledge for our increasingly climate-challenged times.
The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Stuart T. Rolfe room in Seattle University’s Admissions and Alumni building. It is hosted by the Seattle University Philosophy Department.
PoetryBridge Hosts Empty Bowl Poets Ann Spiers and Ed Harkness
Please join Empty Bowl poets Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water, along with fellow author Shannon Kringen at C&P Coffee Company for a reading hosted by PoetryBridge. The event will take place at 6 p.m.
"Art in a Poem" Artist Awards Reception, Featuring Ann Spiers
Please join us in further celebrating the works of author Ann Spiers at the Poet and Artist Awards Reception of the Art in a Poem gallery. The Awards Reception will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 11:00-4:00 p.m., following the gallery opening the previous week on Thursday, March 5. The location will remain Studio 103 at the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts, found at 113 Prefontaine Place South, Seattle, WA.
Jerry Martien: Exploring Watersheds and Waveshocks
Please join us in Port Townsend at the Friends Meeting House for a reading and conversation with Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus, and Our Biopoetic Future, and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, a collection of essays by bioregionalist visionary Freeman House. The event is free, and light refreshments will be served. The reading will begin at 5:00 p.m., and for more information please feel free to contact us at editor@emptybowl.org.
Ann Spiers with Kevin Murphy for Madrona Series Poetry Reading
Please join Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, for a reading with Kevin Murphy as part of Madrona Series Poetry at 7:00 p.m. on March 28. The event will be hosted by Pelican Bay Books, found at 520 Commercial Avenue in Anacortes, WA.
BookTree Reading and Workshop with Ann Spiers, “Wild Cucumber,” and Ed Harkness, “Creek Water.”
Please join Empty Bowl authors Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water, at BookTree’s open mic event in Kirkland. Our authors will be offering a joint workshop, beginning at 4:24 p.m., and a reading from their works, beginning at 6:15 p.m.
Third Place Books hosts Empty Bowl Poets Ed Harkness, "Creek Water," and Ann Spiers, "Wild Cucumber."
Please join us for a reading with Empty Bowl authors Ed Harkness, Creek Water, and Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.
Ann Spiers with Ed Harkness Open Mic at SoulFood CoffeeHouse Poetry Night
Please join us at the SoulFood CoffeeHouse in Redmond, WA for their Open Poetry Night! Empty Bowl authors Ann Spiers and Ed Harkness will be featured readers at the event, beginning their readings at 6:00 p.m. Open slots will being at 7:00 p.m., and the event will have a break before the open mic for guests to enjoy the book store, art galleria, and cafe. Find more information at the SoulFood website.
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Culture Day Presentation
Join us for a presentation from Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski, authors of My Heart is Good, at the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Culture Day. The event will take place from 4:00-5:00 p.m., and will be followed with a book signing from both of the authors.
My Heart Is Good—Port Townsend Presentation and Discussion
Please join us for a presentation and discussion from My Heart Is Good authors Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski. The event will take place at 4:00 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House on Sheridan Street, and will be followed by a reception and book signing.
My Heart Is Good—Presentation & Discussion at Peninsula College’s Longhouse
Please join us in ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse on the Port Angeles campus for a presentation and discussion from authors of My Heart Is Good, Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m., and is also accessible by Zoom (visit Peninsula College’s website for more information).
Finnriver Book Fair
Please join us at the Finnriver Fall Book Fair on Sunday, November 9 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. From 1:30-2:30, you can get your books signed by authors Red Pine, Finn Wilcox, Kurt Hoelting, Josh Wisniewski but come any time to enjoy food, drinks, and the works of other presses, plus a poetry reading at 3 pm. Entry is free—you can find more information at Finnriver’s website.
One Off (Two On) Vashon Poetry Reading Featuring Ann Spiers, Katy E. Ellis and Susan Landgraf
Please join us for a reading on Vashon Island featuring Empty Bowl poet Ann Spiers, author of Wild Cucumber. This event will also feature poets Katy E. Ellis and Susan Landgraf reading alongside Ann, and all three authors’ books will be available for purchase and signing. The event will take place on Saturday, November 8, from 1:30pm-2:30pm at Vashon Coffee Roasterie. Order coffee, beer, and snacks to enjoy while you listen!
Griffin Bay Books Poetry Reading with Ann Spiers and Ed Harkness
Please join us at Griffin Bay Brooks in Friday Harbor for a poetry reading from Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water. The event will take place on November 2nd at 2:00 p.m., with a special welcome from Friday Harbor’s Gary Thompson.
Kurt Hoelting "Apprentice to the Wild" Reading in Missoula
Please join Empty Bowl author Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his book Apprentice to the Wild hosted at Fact & Fiction Books in Missoula, MT. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m., and will feature a signing from Kurt following the reading.
A Reading with Ed Harkness, "Creek Water," and Ann Spiers, "Wild Cucumber"
Join Ed Harkness, Creek Water, and Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, for a reading on Tuesday, October 14. The reading will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Oberto Commons in the Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation at Seattle University.
Kurt Hoelting Reading & Workshop at Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Please join Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his memoir, Apprentice to the Wild, at 6:30 p.m. at the Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Prior to the reading, Kurt and Holly will also be giving a workshop from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on mindfulness and writing, including a walk through the orchard and prompts informed by both author’s own works. Registration includes a free cider!
Ed Harkness at Everett Poetry Night for “Surviving Interesting Times”
Please join Ed Harkness, and other local poets, in a night of readings featuring pieces from Surviving Interesting Times, A Western Washington Poets Network Anthology. This reading is hosted by Everett Poetry Night at The Sisters Restaurant as part of their featured artists events, and Ed will be reading his own poem from the anthology, “One Fine Day.” Guests are welcome to arrive at 5:00 p.m., with sign-up at 5:30 p.m. and readings beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Ed Harkness’s "Creek Water" Launch Event
Please join us as we celebrate the release of Seattle poet Ed Harkness’s Creek Water, a collection of new and selected poems. The launch will take place on Saturday, September 13, at the Haller Lake Community Club in Shoreline (12579 Densmore Avenue N.)
Ann Spiers, Kathryn Rantala, and Michael Daley with open mic, It's About Time
Join Ann Spiers for a reading from Wild Cucumber. Ann is reading with Michael Daley and Kathyrn Rantala as part of the It's About Time series at the Ballard Library. The event will take place on Thursday, August 14 from 6:00-7:45 p.m., at 5614 22nd Avenue Northwest.
Kurt Hoelting Talk at the Port Townsend Library
Join Kurt Hoelting for a talk at the Port Townsend Library on Thursday, August 7, at 5:00 p.m.
Jerry Martien Reading with Holly J. Hughes and Carolyn Servid
Join Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus & Our Biopoetic Future, along with Empty Bowl editor and author Holly J. Hughes and book designer Carolyn Servid, for a reading on July 26 at 7:00 PM. The reading will take place at the Yew Chapel at the historical Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska.
Potluck and Reading with John Brandi & Renée Gregorio
Join poets John Brandi and Renée Gregorio at the Entropy Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico for an event hosted by Floating Words Poetry. The evening will include a potluck hosted by Floating Words Poetry at 6:00 PM, and a reading from the poets starting at 7:00 PM. Email floatingwordspoetry@gmail.com to RSVP for the event; there will be free Broadsides for the first 50 Attendees, plus a Rare Chapbook Raffle.
Kurt Hoelting with the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health Forum
Please join Kurt Hoelting in conversation with Stephen Posner for their virtual talk on Kurt’s memoir Apprentice to the Wild on the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health Forum. The event will take place from 1:00-2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 16, and you can register for free here; donations encouraged.
Reading by Jerry Martien
Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, will be reading in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Toomey Lobby at PRAx at Oregon State University. Thanks to the Spring Creek Project and Grass Roots Books and Music for sponsoring this event.
Reading with Ann Spiers and Kate Reavey
Join us on Sunday, June 1 at 4 p.m., for a reading by Ann Spiers and Kate Reavey. Ann will read from her new book Wild Cucumber, and Kate will read from Curve.
Friends Meetinghouse in Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Avenue
Andrew Schelling Author Reading
Andrew Schelling reads from his two new books: a translation from Sanskrit of Songs of Mirabai and his recent collection of poems, Forests, Temples, Glacial Rivers, from Empty Bowl.
Tuesday May 13, 6:00 p.m. BOLINAS LIBRARY, 14 Wharf Road, Bolinas, CA (415-868-1171)
Raymond Carver Writing Festival
We’ll be at the Raymond Carver Writing Festival in Clatskanie, Washington, on Saturday May 3, to participate in the Publishers and Writers Fair.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Find more details about the festival here.
Launch reading for Ann Spiers's Wild Cucumber
Join us for the launch of Ann Spiers’s latest collection, Wild Cucumber: New and Selected Poems.
Vashon Land Trust Building, 10014 SW Bank Rd. on Vashon Island.
We’ll be on hand to celebrate and sell books. Come enjoy the poems and gather in the Land Trust's backyard garden.
Reading from Apprentice to the Wild
Join Kurt Hoelting from a reading from Apprentice to the Wild on Sunday, April 27, 2:00 p.m. at Griffin Bay Books in Friday Harbor.
Madrona Series Poetry Reading, Anacortes
Come hear Holly J. Hughes and Gary Thompson at Pelican Bay Books read from their own work and the work of Tom Crawford, from Be Broken to Be Whole, which Empty Bowl published in 2024.
Kurt Hoelting reads at Peninsula College, Port Angeles
Please join us at Peninsula College for a reading by Kurt Hoelting from his recent release, Apprentice to the Wild.
Studium Generale Reading Series
1502 502 E Lauridsen Blvd
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Kurt Hoelting at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island
Commercial fisherman, wilderness guide and meditation guru Kurt Hoelting presents his new book Apprentice to the Wild. See the Eagle Harbor Books website for more details.
Kurt Hoelting at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Join us at Third Place Books for a reading by Kurt Hoelting from Apprentice to the Wild.
17171 Bothell Way NE #A101
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
A conversation with Red Pine
A Pacific Zen Luminaries Series Online Event
Dancing with the Dead with Translator Red Pine (Bill Porter)
You can register here.