Pelican Bay Books April poetry readings

April is National Poetry Month and Pelican Bay Books in Anacortes has a full line up of poets coming every Saturday, along with music and some local student poets. Start time is 7 p.m. and lasts through about 8:30 p.m.

The line up:

April 8th: Alice Derry and Kate Reavey are crossing over from Port Townsend on the ferry, both reading from new books.

April 15th: Claudia Castro Luna, Kathleen Flenniken, both former Washington poet laureates, and the wonderful Susan Rich, all coming up from Seattle. They participated in last October’s Skagit River Poetry Festival in La Conner. If you missed that you have a great chance to hear them here.

April 22: Earth Day! And we will host Kevin Murphy and local Randy Dills, both with much to say about the natural world. They have new books out.

April 29th: local Michael Daley will read, joined by Gary Copeland Lilly from Port Angeles, who might play his blues guitar. Daley has three recent poetry books out from various presses.

We’ll have some of our favorite musicians too: Steven Dolmatz from Anacortes on guitar playing bluegrass and blues and Erik Christiensen brings his ballads and blues from Coupeville.

All at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes.

Submitted: Georgia Johnson