Tag Archives: SpeakEasy

SpeakEasy 27.5

Posted on February 2, 2024 by othermindpress

Strong Waters is a new poetry series in Bellingham, Washington, and SpeakEasy is honored to be the inaugural event at SpeakEasy 27.5: A Spiritual Thread LIVE. In 2019 and 2020, five poets — Luther Allen, Susan Alexander, Bruce Beasley, Jennifer … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy 29: Waymaking

Posted on September 10, 2022 by othermindpress

SpeakEasy 29: Waymaking presents an audience-friendly afternoon of poetry featuring Bill Yake, Empty Bowl Press, and a curated program of fine poets. Please join us at this free, public event at the Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room on Sunday, September 18, … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy: looking back, going forward

Posted on September 3, 2022 by othermindpress

As we finalize the details for SpeakEasy 29: Waymaking, coming up Sunday, September 18, 2022, we thought we’d share a little update on recent developments regarding SpeakEasy 27: A Spiritual Thread. As you may recall, the five participating poets, Susan … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy!

Posted on July 11, 2022 by othermindpress

It’s been over 2 1/2 years since we’ve hosted a live, in-person SpeakEasy poetry reading. We feel like it’s time to rise from the electronic bonds of the Zoom world and see the actual (masked) faces and vaccinated bodies of … Continue reading →

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interviewed!

Posted on April 23, 2021 by othermindpress

In the run-up to SpeakEasy 28: Homecoming with Rena Priest, which is happening tomorrow evening, April 24, 2021, Margaret Bikman, the queen of all-things-arts-and-entertainment in our region, interviewed me and SpeakEasy co-producer Judy Kleinberg. The 20-minute interview will stream online … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy 28: Homecoming with Rena Priest

Posted on April 12, 2021 by othermindpress

The SpeakEasy poetry series is honored to feature Rena Priest, the new Washington State Poet Laureate, at SpeakEasy 28: Homecoming. Presented on Zoom on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 7:00pm Pacific, the reading will also include Rena’s poet/mentors James Bertolino, … Continue reading →

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Mark your calendar!

Posted on March 30, 2021 by othermindpress

Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 24, 2021, when SpeakEasy 28 will present the new (and as yet unnamed) Washington State Poet Laureate. We’re excited.

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SpeakEasy 27: the audience responds

Posted on March 16, 2021 by othermindpress

SpeakEasy 27: A Spiritual Thread engaged five poets in what turned out to be a nine-month poetic conversation. The resulting series of linked poems was presented in five Zoom readings. To complete SpeakEasy 27, audience members were invited to submit … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy 27 update

Posted on February 28, 2021 by othermindpress

Thank you to the poets, Dayna Patterson, Susan Alexander, Luther Allen, Jennifer Bullis, and Bruce Beasley, for a series of thought-provoking poems, and thank you to the poetry audience who showed up for the five Zoom readings. The video recordings … Continue reading →

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SpeakEasy 27, Round 5

Posted on February 8, 2021 by othermindpress

The fifth round of SpeakEasy 27: A Spiritual Thread will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 7:00pm Pacific, as poets Dayna Patterson, Susan Alexander, Luther Allen, Jennifer Bullis, and Bruce Beasley share their linked explorations. The poets’ bios … Continue reading →

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