Words & Wine: Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic Series
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Words & Wine: A Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic Series
A great night full of expression featuring local Poets & Spoken Word artists through Words & Wine
Special Readings followed by Open Mic
Special Reading from her upcoming Book Release by
Kelli Russell Agodon's (she/her) is a bi/queer poet from the Pacific Northwest . Her next book, Accidental Devotions, will be published on May 12, 2026, by Copper Canyon Press. Kelli is the author of four collections of poems, including the award-winning Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press, 2021), Hourglass Museum, and Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year for 2010, and a Top 10 GoodReads Best Books of the Year in Poetry.
She is also coedited Demystifying the Manuscript: Essays & Interviews to Create a Book of Poems with Susan Rich and The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice, which she coauthored with Martha Silano. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-res MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop. She also co-hosts the poetry series, Poems You Need, with Melissa Studdard.
She has received awards, fellowships, and grants from the Poetry Society of America, Dorothy Rosenberg Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, Artist Trust, Centrum, and others. Kelli lives in a sleepy seaside town where she is an avid paddleboarder and hiker
Find her on Instagram and Threads at @kelliagodon
**and on Bluesky at @kelliagodon.bsky.social**
There will be an Open Mic sign-up sheet at the door. Each open Mic reader will have 3-5 minutes.