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Join us for RASP's next reading on January 30, 2026 (at 6:00 p.m.)
Celebrating literary arts in Redmond since 1997
The Redmond Association of Spokenword, also known as RASP, was founded in 1997 to promote literary arts and related activities in Redmond, Washington, and eastern King County. We meet on the last Friday of each month (early dates in November and December) for a featured presentation and an open-mic reading at Centro Cultural Mexicano. RASP also holds a monthly Zoom critique group, Poetry & Prose Circle, on the second Tuesday of each month. For many years we also staged the Poets in the Park festival in Redmond’s Anderson Park. All events are FREE and open to the public. Please join us for our next reading!
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Our Next Reading (starting at 6:00 p.m. in 2026)
Our Next Reading (starting at 6:00 p.m. in 2026)
January 30, 2026 — Ricardo Ruiz (poet)
January 30, 2026 — Ricardo Ruiz (poet)
6:00 p.m. (new earlier start time)
MC: Michael Dylan Welch
Ricardo Ruiz, son of Mexican immigrants, is the author of We Had Our Reasons, which debuted at #1 on Amazon’s Hispanic American Poetry Chart and won the 2023 Washington State Book Award for poetry. He is currently an MFA candidate at UW Bothell and teaches with the Seattle Arts and Lectures Writers in the Schools program. Passionate about amplifying marginalized voices from rural communities, Ricardo takes pride in serving as a cultural connector and advocate. Visit him at www.poetruiz.com.
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