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 juxtaposing story; literary fiction opposing memoir; drama next to genre fiction.Do you want to be a part of this community? Do you want to be
Due to a scheduling conflict, this session of Works in Progress has been moved to Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 7-9pm PT.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 literary community!We are actively
In this free community write-in, participants will explore the theme of hope and renewal through the transformative power of poetry. The session will feature guided writing prompts inspired by renowned poems that embody these qualities, fostering creativity and reflection as attendees craft their own new poems. Participants will have the opportunity to share and discuss
In this group, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts. The session will begin with introductions and a short warm-up, after which we’ll read two separate poems and write in response to those. At times writers will be invited to create community through sharing words or ideas with other writers in small groups. Attendees
Join us at the Hugo House on April 10th as we welcome back Jasmine Elizabeth Smith, whose book Gone South, is a love letter to the prophetic howl of the blues, and Jen Soriano, whose new collection of lyric essays, Nervous, sings the need to counter our collective anxiety with radical tenderness, along with Ari B. Cofer, whose poems are sonorous, sensual, and
Informed by years of research and banned in Arizona upon publication, Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Devil’s Highway paints a harrowing portrait of America’s boiling border deserts and the determined migrants who attempt the crossing. So effective was Urrea’s research, in fact, that it became the first book banned in Arizona for being “satanic” and “un-American.”Event
In this free community write-in, participants will explore the theme of hope and renewal through the transformative power of poetry. The session will feature guided writing prompts inspired by renowned poems that embody these qualities, fostering creativity and reflection as attendees craft their own new poems. Participants will have the opportunity to share and discuss
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 literary community! Works in Progress is a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and
A story of kinship, queerness, and the secrets of the body in the wake of illness and loss.Spirography is a coming-of-age memoir about the bond between a father and daughter, their intertwined illnesses, and the enduring love that persists even after death. This memoir follows author Cara Stoddard's intersecting experiences of cancer, grief, and sexuality,
In times of darkness, literature shines as a guiding light, illuminating the path forward with hope and renewal. Join us at Hugo House for an evening of poetry that uplifts, inspires, and reminds us of the power of words to heal and bring us together. As we celebrate National Poetry Month, we welcome Claudia Castro
DUNE* Mini-Comics Night is where folks are invited to create the contents of a black and white, 5.5” x 8.5” printed anthology within a limited amount of time, in one evening with no prompts or themes. Create whatever you want but it must be physical and finished by the end of the night.An exclusive edition
Hugo House is delighted to partner with poet Jeanine Walker and mixed media artist Aaron Counts to bring a new reading series to the Hugo House stage: It Goes On! Our fourth reading of the series stars local poets Kevin Craft, E.J. Koh, Chelsey Richardson, Thomas Walton, and you! Join us for the open mic following
ENGLISH:Join Us for a Free Bilingual Open Mic at Hugo House!We are excited to invite you to the bilingual open mic series at HugoHouse, where art, literature, and music can be shared in either Englishor Spanish.How to Register?This event is free to attend. Anyone interested can pre-register bysending an email to: mic@seattlelatino.orgHow It Works:Participants are
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