Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events Jan 6–12

Jamaican reggae, Cuban rhythms, and THE cult classic flick: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

01/06/2014 By Jeremy G. Novak

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Students First and Rhymes vs. War Crimes

Today's picks for civic nerds.

02/19/2013 By Katie Vincent

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Immigration Reform and an (Urban Parking) Celebrity Sighting

Today's picks for civic nerds.

02/18/2013 By Katie Vincent

A Bit of Silliness

Celebrity Slam Poetry: Tom Hanks v. Mike Myers

Hanks rhymes about Full House, but can it beat Myers' "Woman, Woooooman"?

10/24/2012 By Laura Dannen

Special Event

Nerd Alert: The MLA Convention is Coming to Seattle

And we wouldn’t miss it.

01/04/2012 By Allie Oosta

Article

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Poet of the Park

Tim McNulty serves as unofficial poet laureate of the Olympics.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Books & Talks

5 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month

Get your verse on with Billy Collins, Henry Rollins and that guy named Neruda.

04/04/2011 By Allison Williams

Books & Talks

4 Q’s for Billy Collins

The former U.S. poet laureate wouldn’t mind owning a frame shop. Or working at an airport.

11/23/2010 By Olivia Margoshes

Books & Talks

The Poet of Generation X

Writing a poem is akin to making indie music, says Matthew Zapruder. How emo.

10/08/2010 By Hilary Meyerson

Preview

Arts Crush

09/14/2010 By Alexandra Notman

This Weekend Only

The Great Poetry Smackdown

Four spots. Eight poets. Who will make it to nationals after Sunday’s Grand Slam?

04/23/2010 By Tiffany Wan

Arts & Culture

Turning Poetic Nostalgia Inside Out

03/10/2010 By Heidi Broadhead