BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hugo House - ECPv6.3.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Hugo House X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hugohouse.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hugo House REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121214T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T031405 CREATED:20121121T093800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121121T093800Z UID:247310-1355511600-1355511600@hugohouse.org SUMMARY:For You and Everything Alive Inside of You: Readings by Copper Canyon Press Poets James Arthur\, Mattew Dickman\, Ed Skoog and Friends DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Holiday book sale! Poetry reading! Behind-the-scenes stories from the Copper Canyon Press! Silent auction! More!             Who am I writing for?            For you and everything alive inside of you.                  -Vicente Aleixandre                 Translated from the Spanish by Lewis Hyde The right poem makes us feel alive and\, as Vicente Aleixandre suggests\, written-for. Join Copper Canyon Press and Richard Hugo House for a celebration of the gift that is given between the poem and the poetry reader. \nMeet author James Arthur\, who will be reading from his debut book of poetry. Hear him describe the path his poems took from his feet to your ears\, as well as CCP poets Matthew Dickman and Ed Skoog. Listen to local poets and performers interpret great works by Copper Canyon poets including June Jordan\, Hayden Carruth and Dean Young. Allow us to introduce you to books of poetry you may not have heard of\, or reintroduce you to poets you’d at one time rejected as not your type. Let us play matchmaker as you search for the poem that will light you up\, or the collection that will make the perfect gift for the reader on your list. \nTo commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Copper Canyon Press\, the first 100 RSVPs will receive a complimentary book of poetry at the door\, and all guests will receive a special gift. \nAbout the event \n7-8 p.m. Meet the press. Doors and bar open. Receive your special gift at the door\, and join us and Copper Canyon Press poets and Richard Hugo House staff for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Chat with Copper Canyon Press staff and friends\, bid on poetry-related auction items\, and browse our holiday book sale before the crowd arrives. \n8-9 p.m. Meet the poems. Copper Canyon author James Arthur will read excerpts from his new book\, “Charms Against Lightning.” Local poets Ed Skoog\, Matthew Dickman\, and special guests including Amber Flame\, Arlene Kim and Elissa Washuta will pay tribute to Copper Canyon authors past and present. After the reading\, staff will play matchmaker\, taking requests from those who seek a particular kind of poetry book; we’ll pull just the right volume for your personal collection or for someone on your holiday list. \n9-10 p.m. Everything alive inside of you: Copper Canyon celebrates 40 dynamic years\, and you help us kick-start our shared future in publishing. Stick around to talk with each other about what poetry means to you and how it betters your life. Describe the poem you wish someone would write. Sit and read a while. Fill up on hope. Get a book signed. Get a book gift-wrapped. Raise your glass to another good year in poetry. \nRSVP on Facebook! URL:https://hugohouse.org/event/for-you-and-everything-alive-inside-of-you-readings-by-copper-canyon-press-poets-james-arthur-mattew-dickman-ed-skoog-and-friends/ LOCATION:1634 11th Ave.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98112\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR