"Best New Poets 2017" reading at Open Books

Readers at the Best New Poets celebration at Open Books, from left: Caitlin Roach, Amanda Turner, Christina Im, Erin L. McCoy, and Sarah Bates.

The cover of the Best New Poets 2017 anthology

I had the great honor of reading alongside five stunning poets from the anthology Best New Poets 2017. 

The event took place at Open Books: A Poem Emporium on January 26, 2018, and the turnout was just incredible. Sarah Bates, Christina Im, Alyssa Ogi, Caitlin Roach, and Amanda Turner all traveled to Seattle for this reading, and I am so grateful to them for their stunning work and to Open Books for hosting us.

I am also so honored that John O'Brien at KUOW chose to attend and cover the reading. Check out the article here.

The photo of the readers above is courtesy of Josh Patterson. Check out more of his wonderful photography here and on @attemptedphoto on Instagram.