Two poets to give reading at Darvill’s

Seattle poet Elizabeth Austen, who for 15 years has brought poetry to the public through her KUOW radio program "The Beat," and spent the last two years bringing poetry to underserved communities as the State of Washington Poet Laureate, is now bringing her own poetry to Orcas Island.

March 22, 2016 9:16 am
Two poets to give reading at Darvill’s

Seattle poet Elizabeth Austen, who for 15 years has brought poetry to the public through her KUOW radio program “The Beat,” and spent the last two years bringing poetry to underserved communities as the State of Washington Poet Laureate, is now bringing her own poetry to Orcas Island.

Austen will read with Orcas Island poet and painter Michelle Reed as part of the Artsmith reading series on Friday, March 25, 5 p.m. at Darvill’s Bookstore. The reading will be followed by a brief reception with light hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Artsmith and Darvill’s.

Austen will read new works as well as poems from her acclaimed poetry collection, “Every Dress a Decision” (Blue Begonia Press, 2011), in which she grapples with the sudden loss of her older brother.

Reed, who hails from western Montana, writes, as well as paints, with the vivid imagery of a highly attentive artist.

Austen will also facilitate a poetry workshop on the poetic line supported by Orcas Island Library and Friends of the Library on Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is free and open to the first 20 people who register at the library.