Resources

RASP is a grateful part of a larger Seattle-area literary community. The following are selected resources that we hope are helpful to you in improving and sharing your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or other creative writing and performance expertise.

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BookTree (monthly poetry events) https://www.booktreekirkland.com/
Brick and Mortar Books (our nearest bookstore) https://www.brickandmortarbooks.com/
Cascadia Poetics Lab https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/
Centro Cultural Mexicano (host for RASP readings) https://www.centroculturalmexicano.org/
Duvall Poetry https://duvallpoetry.weebly.com/
Floating Bridge Press https://www.floatingbridgepress.com/
Haiku Northwest https://www.haikunorthwest.org
Hugo House https://hugohouse.org/
Jack Straw Writers https://www.jackstraw.org/program/jack-straw-writers-program/
Open Books: A Poem Emporium https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/
Pacific Northwest Writers Association https://www.pnwa.org/
Redmond Poet Laureate https://www.redmond.gov/1762/Redmonds-Poet-Laureate
Redmond Arts & Culture Commission https://www.redmond.gov/489/Redmond-Arts-Culture-Commission-RACC
Skagit River Poetry Festival https://skagitriverpoetry.org/festival/
SoulFood Poetry Night https://sites.google.com/site/soulfoodpoetrynight
The Poetry Department (blog) https://thepoetrydepartment.wordpress.com/ (especially see its events listing at https://thepoetrydepartment.wordpress.com/nw-lit-events/)
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Western Washington) https://www.scbwi.org/regions/wwa
VALA (Venue for Artists in the Local Area) https://www.valaeastside.org/
WUUC Poetry Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuucpoetry
Western Washington Poets Network https://www.westernwashingtonpoetsnetwork.org/ (especially explore its resources page, or look by city or day of the week to find poetry readings)