Black text on a white background. Text is an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Makayla Danielle Gay. Text is “What are the future effects of the good that you do?"

April is #PoetryMonth and we're kicking it off with this excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Makayla Danielle Gay.

I am haunted by monks on bar stools (Full excerpt on Instagram)

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is a headshot of Jason Prokowiew against a white background. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Jason Prokowiew, War Boys.”

Episode 11 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter @jasonprokowiew.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Makayla Danielle Gay smiling and standing in front of a microphone. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Makayla Danielle Gay, I Go Back to Both Sides of the Dream.”

Episode 10 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at buff.ly/3aq0SIZ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Makayla Danielle Gay in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is a headshot of Mia Tong. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Mia Tong, The Parasol Maker.”

Episode 9 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Mia Tong in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Mateo Bracken standing in front of a microphone. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Mateo Bracken, A Town Called Slaughter”.

Episode 8 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Mateo Bracken in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Connor Watkins-Xu standing in front of a microphone. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Connor Watkins-Xu, Reruns”.

Episode 7 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter @connorwatkinsxu.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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Yellow and green background. Text at the top center is “The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents.” The Bushwick Book Club logo is between the words “Book” and “Club.” Purple text below is “Writer.” White text below is “Monique Ouk”. Puprle text below is “Musician.” White text below is “Nance Castro.”

Jack Straw x Bushwick Book Club Seattle 2025-2026: bit.ly/48iQLoj

Episode 6 features #JackStrawWriter Monique Ouk and #musician Nance Castro.

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Hillary Behrman standing in front of a microphone. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Hillary Behrman, All Over the Map”.

Episode 6 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Hillary Behrman in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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Yellow and green background. Text at the top center is “The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents.” The Bushwick Book Club logo is between the words “Book” and “Club.” Purple text below is “Writer.” White text below is “Nhatt Nichols”. Puprle text below is “Musician.” White text below is “Bjørn Watkins.”

Jack Straw x Bushwick Book Club Seattle 2025-2026: bit.ly/48iQLoj

Episode 5 features #JackStrawWriter @nhattnichols.bsky.social and #musician @bjornwatkins.bsky.social.

#BushwickBookClub #JackStrawCulturalCenter #JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #SeattleMusic #SeattleWriters

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Hear from nine of our 2025 Jack Straw Writers this weekend!

Sunday, November 9, 2pm
Downtown Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle
FREE

2025 Jack Straw Writers group reading, hosted by curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Nhatt Nichols wearing headphones and standing in front of a microphone. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Nhatt Nichols, The Forest Bison”.

Episode 5 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter @nhattnichols.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #Podcast

A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Sigrun Susan Lane smiling while wearing headphones. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Sigrun Susan Lane, When Mother Took Her Hair Down”.

Episode 4 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Sigrun Susan Lane in conversation with #curator Kathleen Alcalá (@alqalaqat.bsky.social).

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #Podcast

Yellow and green background. Stylized purple and white text in the center is “Bushwick Book Club Seattle x Jack Straw 2025-2026”. Stylized purple and white text at the bottom is “10/15/2025: Episode 3”.

Yellow and green background. Text at the top center is “The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents.” The Bushwick Book Club logo is between the words “Book” and “Club.” Purple text below is “Writer.” White text below is “Jenny Harrington Lill”. Puprle text below is “Musician.” White text below is “Townsend’s Solitaire.”

Jack Straw x Bushwick Book Club Seattle 2025-2026: bit.ly/48iQLoj

Episode 3 features #JackStrawWriter Jenny Harrington Lill and #musician Townsend’s Solitaire.

#BushwickBookClub #JackStrawCulturalCenter #JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #SeattleMusic #SeattleWriters

A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Jenny Harrington Lill looking down while wearing headphones. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Jenny Harrington Lill, How to write a Eulogy for a 10-year-old”.

Episode 3 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Jenny Harrington Lill in conversation with #curator Kathleen Alcalá (@alqalaqat.bsky.social).

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Episode 2 features #JackStrawWriter @ashadore.bsky.social and #musician Brittany Danielle.

#BushwickBookClub #JackStrawCulturalCenter #JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #SeattleMusic #SeattleWriters

A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Asha Dore looking down while wearing headphones. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Asha Dore, Gravity”.

Episode 2 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter @ashadore.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

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Black text on a white background. Text is an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Mateo Bracken. Text is “X is but a sideways cross."

Here's an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Mateo Bracken.

A Town Named Slaughter

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Episode 1 features #JackStrawWriter @billhollands.bsky.social and #musician Lucas Van Linden.

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A white vertical strip is on the left side. Grey text on the white strip is "Soundpages." In the middle is Bill Hollands looking down while wearing headphones. A black bar with yellow and white text is below. Text is “Bill Hollands, Distance”.

We’re kicking off the 2025 season of SoundPages with #JackStrawWriter Bill Hollands! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear @billhollands.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #Podcast

Black text on a white background. Text is an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Mia Tong. Text is “A woman’s hands on a boy. What use is that in the fields?"

Here's an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Mia Tong's work. Hear more at the last night of the Jack Straw May Reading Series, happening tonight at 7pm!

The Parasol Maker (Excerpt)

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[05/01/2025] Alcalá, Kathleen (Cur.): Jack Straw Writers Anthology 2025 Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 29 curated by Kathleen Alcalá (Jack Straw Cultural Center, paperback) Publication Date: May 1, 2025 An anthology featuring the writing of the 2025 Jack Straw…

Suggested donation: $10, includes a gift of the 2025 Jack Straw Writers Anthology
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A postcard for Night 2 of the 2025 Jack Straw May Reading Series. Headshots of Nhatt Nichols, Monique Ouk, Hillary Behrman, and Connor Watkins-Xu are in the center.

Join us for Night 2 of our May Reading Series! Stop by in person or visit us on Facebook or YouTube to hear the 2025 Jack Straw Writing Fellows read.

Friday, May 9, 7pm: Nhatt Nichols, Monique Ouk, Hillary Behrman, @connorwatkinsxu.bsky.social

Curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social

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Black text on a white background. Text is an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Monique Ouk. Text is “This is what stays with me: my mother, barefoot, crying on the street.”

Check out this powerful poem from #JackStrawWriter Monique Ouk. Hear more at the Jack Straw May Reading Series, happening the first three Fridays of this month!

Cambodia Remembers Gaza

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[05/01/2025] Alcalá, Kathleen (Cur.): Jack Straw Writers Anthology 2025 Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 29 curated by Kathleen Alcalá (Jack Straw Cultural Center, paperback) Publication Date: May 1, 2025 An anthology featuring the writing of the 2025 Jack Straw Writers,...

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The 2025 edition of the Jack Straw Writers Anthology.

This year's edition of the Jack Straw Writers Anthology is now available for sale @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social. Make sure to pick up a copy!

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