Feb 14, 2010
Seattle, WA – 02/14/10 – Open Books: A Poem Emporium – Friends of Crysta Casey
By: readinglocalseattle Categories: Events
| Who | Friends of Crysta Casey |
| When |
Sunday, February 14, 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 | Poet, artist, and veteran Crysta Casey left behind many friends and two poetry manuscripts when she died in 2008. Floating Bridge Press has drawn poems from those manuscripts to produce the collection Green Cammie ($12). To celebrate its publication, several of her friends will read from it this afternoon. Ms. Casey was also the author of Heart Clinic, received a Hugo Award from Richard Hugo House, and was a finalist for Seattle Poet Populist in 2006. |
