The Story The story begins with a conversation in Campfire Coffee about the fact that there hadn't been an anthology of Tacoma Poetry published since 2009. Thus began Voices of Tacoma: A Gathering of Poets , a project partly funded by the 2023-2024 Tacoma Artists Initiative Program. Over these last two-and-a-half years, we have hosted more than seventy events, including workshops, outreach events, and twenty-eight monthly writer’s group meetings (which take the name, A Gathe

2026 Gathering of Poet events are scheduled through May - with more to follow! Come join us at Swasey Library, 7001 Sixth Avenue, to read a poem or two, or just come listen to the #VoicesOfTacoma All events are on a Wednesday and all are 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM: January 28 February 25 March 25 April 29 May 27 This upcoming year we will be continuing our support of the literary arts community in Tacoma through the Gathering of Poets and other events. Since we began in 2023 we've ho

Fall o Freedom | Art Matters, Courage is Contagious. | Join us for "Analog Poems: Voices of Protest" at Swasey Library at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 19 and at Grit City Books at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 21 Fall of Freedom: Sandra K King, Annelise Rue-Johns, Kelly Wilson, Melanie Cole, Peter Jung, Trevor N. White, Janet Hubbard, Melissa Tuttle, Caitlin Sheek, Steve Nebel, Steven Vincent Horton, Burl E. Battersby, Dawn Ellis, dindria barrow, Marlene Stewart, Patrice O’

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