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An Evening with Dario Cvencek

Meet Dario Cvencek, a Bosnian refugee turned Seattle poet whose debut collections excavate the stubborn presence of love amid displacement and trauma. Drawing on a childhood shaped by the 1990s

Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club

Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club hosted by Ariel Basom is a monthly showcase of both live readers and video performances featuring a diversity of positions, styles, and modes: poetry

Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club

Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club hosted by Ariel Basom is a monthly showcase of both live readers and video performances featuring a diversity of positions, styles, and modes: poetry

Works in Progress (In-Person)

Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our

Works in Progress (Virtual)

Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our

Oppression: A Community Reading 

Oppression: A Community Reading  We are in an era of systemic oppression, a time in which authoritarian practices have eroded our civil liberties. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE

Microfiction Lab: The Twist & the Triptych

Join us at Hugo House in the Lapis Theatre for Microfiction Lab: Form, Prompt, Write, an engaging and laidback writing environment to dive into the art of microfiction, free to

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