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Bart Baxter Performance Poetry Finalists Chosen!

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The Washington Poets Association invites you to attend the Bart Baxter performance poetry competition on Tuesday, April 10, at 7 pm. in the Hugo House Cabaret. Eight finalists will compete in head-to-head Taos-style poetry bouts with the overall champ getting $300. Finalists scheduled to perform are:

  • Miryam Gordon
  • Jared Leising
  • Jack McCarthy
  • Rebecca Meredith
  • Jeremy Richards
  • Roy Seitz
  • M. Anne Sweet
  • D.D. Wigley

Admission is FREE, although donations will be accepted to help the WPA continue its programming.

Tuesday, April 10, at 7 pm
Richard Hugo House
1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA

Come see who is the best performance poet in the state of Washington!

























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