Emily Parzybok is a writer, political consultant and teacher from Seattle. She serves as the Executive Director of Balance Our Tax Code advocating for progressive solutions to balance the tax code at the state legislature and on the ballot. She is a writer and an MFA candidate at New York University’s low residency program. Her work has been published in Poetry Northwest, The Syndrome Mag and Points in Case. She has work forthcoming in the Uncertain Girls, Uncertain Times anthology, a collection of inspiration and encouragement for young women. Above all else, she is a dedicated reader who can often be found in bed with her three cats, a cup of breakfast tea and a book. You can write with her at A Very Important Meeting!
Join us in person or online, as the Jack Straw Reading Series continues for the 26th year, with a series of readings featuring new poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from the 2022 Jack Straw Writers. Poet and program curator Michael Schmeltzer will host three readings with the writers, in person in the studio and streamed […]
Categories: Writers Program
Jack Straw Alumni Poetry Series
Jack Straw Writers Program alumni read new poetry. Hosted by Kathleen Flenniken.
Wednesday, April 24, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
2024 May Reading Series: Night 1
with Josh Griffin, Elyse Hauser, Allison Masangkay, and McKenna Princing
Friday, May 3, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. $10 suggested donation.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
2024 May Reading Series: Night 2
with E.J. Batiste, Mary Pan, Becca Rose Hall, and Amontaine Aurore
Friday, May 10, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. $10 suggested donation.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
2024 May Reading Series: Night 3
with Jarrett Ziemer, Catherine DeNardo, Stacy Nathaniel Jackson, and Gabriel Moseley
Friday, May 17, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. $10 suggested donation.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Jack Straw Alumni Poetry Series
Jack Straw Writers Program alumni read new poetry. Hosted by Kathleen Flenniken.
Monday, June 3, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
An anthology and reading from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Raven Chronicles celebrating the first twenty years of the Jack Straw Writers Program, 1997-2016
