Welcome guest readers Susan Rich and Katy E. Ellis!

Susan Rich is the author of six collections of poetry and co-editor/editor of three anthologies. Recent books include Birdbrains: A Lyrical Guide to Washington State Birds, Blue Atlas, and Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected Poems. Rich co-edited Demystifying the Manuscript: Creating a Book of Poems and The Strangest of Theatres: Poets Crossing Borders. Her other poetry collections include: Cloud Pharmacy, The Alchemist’s Kitchen, Cures Include Travel, and The Cartographer’s Tongue/Poems of the World. In addition, her literary prizes include: the Crab Creek Review Prize, PEN USA Award, and the Times Literary Supplement Award - London. Recent poems appear in the Harvard Review, New England Review, Ploughshares, and Poetry Northwest among other places. Susan lives in West Seattle, WA and directs Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women. You can visit her online at http://poetsusanrich.com

Katy E. Ellis grew up under evergreens, alders, and high-voltage powerlines in Renton, Washington. She is the author of three full-length poetry collections: Nature vs. Girl (Fernwood Press, 2026), Forty Bouts in the Wilderness (MoonPath Press), first runner-up for the 2024 Sally Albiso Poetry Award, and Home Water, Home Land (Tolsun Books), a novel-length prose poem. Her work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies including Mid-American Review, Mom Egg Review, SWWIM, Pithead Chapel, Rise Up, MAYDAY Magazine, Burnside Review, and in the Canadian journals PRISM International, Grain, and Fiddlehead. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Learn more at: www.KatyEEllis.com

Hosted by poet laureate Erin Malone!

Sign up to read opens at 6:45pm. Ages 14+ *Cookies, courtesy of T & C, wine, and tea will be served. *Location: Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.