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Does anyone know if there is a Seattle book club focused on reading poetry?

I searched Meet-Up and few other places but no luck. I'm not looking for a poetry writing group or author readings. I'd like to find a small group focused on reading and discussing great works of poetry (both classic and contemporary).

CeCe asked in Other Books & Writing 9 months ago | Report

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    David Wright

    I know of one such group that has been meeting for years and years, and is just wonderful: The Seattle Public Library's Poetry Appreciation Group, which meets at the Central library every Tuesday at noon. It has been some time since I've attended myself, but the group works really well. Basically they look at one or two poems each time - the poem is read aloud, there is some discussion of it, and then it is read again when people run out of things to say. It is like the world's easiest book group, and it is a very welcoming group to all readers at whatever level of comfort with poetry. They read a pretty wide variety of things as well, and members are welcome to suggest authors. The one thing the group ISN'T is a writing group: no poems that may have been written by group members are read.

    If you'd like to know more, you can call the library at 386-4636, or just come by some Tuesday a little before noon: I believe these days they meet at a meeting room up on the 6th floor just opposite the elevators, and no advance reading is required.

    David Wright answered in Other Books & Writing 9 months ago | Report
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    I'll second the suggestion that, especially if you work downtown, you check out the Poetry Appreciation Group that meets Tuesdays at noon at the Seattle Public Library. Here's a link to basic information about it: http://goo.gl/Ve0Fy.

    And if you want to talk to the group organizer, you can email Ask a Librarian and the query will be forwarded to her.

    Hope you find a group that works well for you.

    Linda Johns answered in Other Books & Writing 9 months ago | Report
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