Please join us in further celebrating the works of author Ann Spiers at the Poet and Artist Awards Reception of the Art in a Poem gallery. The Awards Reception will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 11:00-4:00 p.m., with a reading taking place from 12:00-1:00p.m. The location will remain Studio 103 at the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts, found at 113 Prefontaine Place South, Seattle, WA.

Please join us in Port Townsend at the Friends Meeting House for a reading and conversation with Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus, and Our Biopoetic Future, and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, a collection of essays by bioregionalist visionary Freeman House. The event is free, and light refreshments will be served. The reading will begin at 5:00 p.m., and for more information please feel free to contact us at editor@emptybowl.org.

Please join Empty Bowl poets Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water, along with fellow author Shannon Kringen at C&P Coffee Company for a reading hosted by PoetryBridge. The event will take place at 6 p.m.

Please join us for a reading and conversation with Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus, and Our Biopoetic Future, and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, a collection of essays by bioregionalist visionary Freeman House. Waveshock reflects on the voyage and conversations of a cohort of four questing souls--Ricketts, environmentalist Jack Calvin, Calvin's wife, Sasha, and mythologist Joseph Campell--aboard a thirty-three-foot cabin cruiser. In A Watershed Runs Through You, Freeman House's engaging, lyrical essays offer equal parts inspiration and on-the-ground knowledge for our increasingly climate-challenged times.

The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Stuart T. Rolfe room in Seattle University’s Admissions and Alumni building. It is hosted by the Seattle University Philosophy Department.

Join us in celebrating Ann Spiers at the gallery opening of Art in a Poem on March 5 at 4 p.m. The event will take place at studio 103 at the Tashiro Kaplan Lofts, at 115 Prefontaine Place South, Seattle, WA. Ann will be reading her piece “Ensō: Open/Closed” from her novel Wild Cucumber.

Please join us for a virtual Poetry Night with Empty Bowl poet Ann Spiers reading with Janet MacFayden. This Live Poetry Night by Cultivating Voices will be hosted on Zoom, and will additionally feature a themed open mic. The event will take place at noon on Sunday, March 1, and you can find the link to the Zoom meeting below:

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Please join us at Seattle University in the Rolfe room for a poetry reading from Empty Bowl authors Red Pine and Andrew Schelling. Both poet-translators will be reading from their recently published works; Red Pine with If a Mountain Lion Could Sing: The Lyric Poems of Xin Qiji, translated from Classical Chinese and published by Copper Canyon Press, and Andrew Schelling with Old Time Love Song, translated from Sanskrit and published by Circumference Books. In addition to reading from their works, the authors will also be discussing the art of translation and the challenges that accompany it.

This event is hosted by Dr. Jason Worth and the Seattle University Philosophy department, and will take place at 6 p.m. To find more details and contact information, visit the event posting here.

Please join Empty Bowl authors Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water, at BookTree’s open mic event in Kirkland. Our authors will be offering a joint workshop, beginning at 4:24 p.m., and a reading from their works, beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Please join us for a reading with Empty Bowl authors Ed Harkness, Creek Water, and Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.

Please join us at the SoulFood CoffeeHouse in Redmond, WA for their Open Poetry Night! Empty Bowl authors Ann Spiers and Ed Harkness will be featured readers at the event, beginning their readings at 6:00 p.m. Open slots will being at 7:00 p.m., and the event will have a break before the open mic for guests to enjoy the book store, art galleria, and cafe. Find more information at the SoulFood website.

Join us for a presentation from Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski, authors of My Heart is Good, at the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Culture Day. The event will take place from 4:00-5:00 p.m., and will be followed with a book signing from both of the authors.

Please join us for a presentation and discussion from My Heart Is Good authors Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski. The event will take place at 4:00 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House on Sheridan Street, and will be followed by a reception and book signing.

Please join us in ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse on the Port Angeles campus for a presentation and discussion from authors of My Heart Is Good, Ron Charles and Josh Wisniewski. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m., and is also accessible by Zoom (visit Peninsula College’s website for more information).

Please join us at the Finnriver Fall Book Fair on Sunday, November 9 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. From 1:30-2:30, you can get your books signed by authors Red Pine, Finn Wilcox, Kurt Hoelting, Josh Wisniewski but come any time to enjoy food, drinks, and the works of other presses, plus a poetry reading at 3 pm. Entry is free—you can find more information at Finnriver’s website.

Please join us for a reading on Vashon Island featuring Empty Bowl poet Ann Spiers, author of Wild Cucumber. This event will also feature poets Katy E. Ellis and Susan Landgraf reading alongside Ann, and all three authors’ books will be available for purchase and signing. The event will take place on Saturday, November 8, from 1:30pm-2:30pm at Vashon Coffee Roasterie. Order coffee, beer, and snacks to enjoy while you listen!

Please join us at Griffin Bay Brooks in Friday Harbor for a poetry reading from Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, and Ed Harkness, Creek Water. The event will take place on November 2nd at 2:00 p.m., with a special welcome from Friday Harbor’s Gary Thompson.

Please join Empty Bowl author Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his book Apprentice to the Wild hosted at Fact & Fiction Books in Missoula, MT. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m., and will feature a signing from Kurt following the reading.

Join Ed Harkness, Creek Water, and Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, for a reading on Tuesday, October 14. The reading will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Oberto Commons in the Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation at Seattle University.

Please join Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his memoir, Apprentice to the Wild, at 6:30 p.m. at the Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Prior to the reading, Kurt and Holly will also be giving a workshop from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on mindfulness and writing, including a walk through the orchard and prompts informed by both author’s own works. Registration includes a free cider!

Please join Ed Harkness, and other local poets, in a night of readings featuring pieces from Surviving Interesting Times, A Western Washington Poets Network Anthology. This reading is hosted by Everett Poetry Night at The Sisters Restaurant as part of their featured artists events, and Ed will be reading his own poem from the anthology, “One Fine Day.” Guests are welcome to arrive at 5:00 p.m., with sign-up at 5:30 p.m. and readings beginning at 5:45 p.m.

Please join us as we celebrate the release of Seattle poet Ed Harkness’s Creek Water, a collection of new and selected poems. The launch will take place on Saturday, September 13, at the Haller Lake Community Club in Shoreline (12579 Densmore Avenue N.)

Join Ann Spiers for a reading from Wild Cucumber. Ann is reading with Michael Daley and Kathyrn Rantala as part of the It's About Time series at the Ballard Library. The event will take place on Thursday, August 14 from 6:00-7:45 p.m., at 5614 22nd Avenue Northwest.

Join Kurt Hoelting for a talk at the Port Townsend Library on Thursday, August 7, at 5:00 p.m.

Join Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus & Our Biopoetic Future, along with Empty Bowl editor and author Holly J. Hughes and book designer Carolyn Servid, for a reading on July 26 at 7:00 PM. The reading will take place at the Yew Chapel at the historical Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska.

Please join Kurt Hoelting in conversation with Stephen Posner for their virtual talk on Kurt’s memoir Apprentice to the Wild on the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health Forum. The event will take place from 1:00-2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 16, and you can register for free here; donations encouraged.