Jan 24, 2010
Seattle, WA – 01/24/10 – Open Books: A Poem Emporium – Paul Nelson
By: readinglocalseattle Categories: Events
| Who | Paul Nelson |
| When |
Sunday, January 24, 2010
3:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
2414 N. 45th St.
Seattle, WA, USA 98103 Open Books: A Poem Emporium is a bookstore in Seattle, WA devoted to poetry and poetry-related titles. Their inventory, now at over 9,000 titles and growing, includes new, used, and out-of-print books from a wide variety of publishers. They also carry a selection of poetry audio tapes, compact discs, and video tapes. They strive to keep our shelves eclectic and welcome suggestions for additions to the stock. |
| Other Info | Paul Everett Nelson presents his newly published book, A Time Before Slaughter ($12.95 Apprentice House), an epic poem re-enacting the history of Auburn, Washington, originally known as the town of Slaughter. Nelson is founder of the nonprofit Global Voices Radio and co-founder of the Northwest SPokenword LAB (SPLAB!). A radio broadcaster from 1980 to 2006, he has interviewed hundreds of authors, poets, activists, and whole-system theorists for a syndicated public affairs radio program. He is a resident of Seattle and is past president of the Washington Poets Association. |
