Join me!
Reading with Sierra Golden and Laura Da'
March 10, 2019
5pm
Open Books
2414 N 45th Street, Seattle, WA
Mixed Bag: A Comedy and Music Show
March 9, 2019
8pm
Hugo House
Seattle, WA
FisherPoets Gathering
February 22 - 24, 2019
Full schedule available here
Astoria, OR
Salt in Our Blood: A FisherPoets Showcase
January 25, 2019
8pm
The Mountain Room at Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Former Made at Hugo House Fellows Showcase
November 27, 2018
7pm - 9pm
Hugo House
Seattle, WA
Five former Made at Hugo House fellows--Steven Barker, Bill Carty, Laura Da', Sierra Golden, and Shankar Narayan--will read their work, showcasing the range of talent that the long-running fellowship program has supported.
Seattle Civic Poet Speak to Me! Series (II) Volume 1
November 20, 2018
7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center
4261 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA
Literary Happy Hour
October 30, 2018
5pm
Capitol Cider
818 E Pike St
Seattle, WA
Reading with Chelsea Werner-Jatzke
October 25, 2018
7pm
Third Place Books, Ravenna Store
6504 20th Ave NE
Seattle, WA
Reading @ Fact & Fiction
October 19, 2018
5:30pm
Fact & Fiction
220 N Higgins Ave
Missoula, MT
Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series
October 18, 2018
7pm
Wolff Auditorium/Jepson Building
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
The Slow Art: A Book Launch
October 6, 2018
5pm
Hiawatha ArtSpace Community Room
843 Hiawatha Pl S
Seattle, WA
Please join me for a festive literary evening celebrating the launch of my first full-length collection, The Slow Art. Music, nibbles, readings from Sierra Nelson and Maya Jewell Zeller, good company, etc. etc. Reasons you should come available here from Paul Constant. Optional RSVP and more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/236893890275874/.
FisherPoets Gathering
February 23-25, 2018
Astoria, Oregon
Readings
WA 129 Reading Hosted by Tod Marshall
Friday, October 20, 2017
7pm
The Encore Room @ Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N Commercial St, Bellingham, WA
Lit Fix 19: Waxing & Waning
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
7-9pm
The Den at Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St
$5 at the door, proceeds go to Literacy Source
Readers: Claudia Rowe, Michelle Goodman, Josh Axelrad, and Sierra Golden, plus music from Keith Caswell
PoetryBridge
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
7pm
C&P Coffee, 5612 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Filson Fishermen's Festival
Saturday, March 11, 2017
FisherPoets reading @ 4pm
Filson Flagship Store, 1741 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA
FisherPoets Gathering
February 24-26, 2017
Astoria, Oregon
Readings
Leave a Message at the Beep
Saturday, October 15, 2016
6pm
Twilight Gallery, 4306 SW Alaska St, Seattle, WA 98116
Readers: Michelle Goodman, Reagan Jackson, Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, Kamari Bright, Naa Akua, Afrose Fatima Ahmed, Angela Wilhite Espiricueta, Sierra Golden
Easy Speak Seattle featuring Sierra Golden
Monday, September 12, 2016
8pm
Wedgwood Alehouse, 8515 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Made at Hugo House Fellows and Hugo House Writers in Residence Read
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
7pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Readers: Anastacia Tolbert, Joan Leegant, Quenton Baker, John Englehardt, Kathy Harding, Sarah Kathryn Moore, Diana Xin, Sierra Golden
FisherPoets on Lake Union
Friday, November 20, 2015
7-9 pm
aboard the historic Puget Sound steamer Virginia V berthed at 860 Terry Ave. N, Seattle, WA (South Lake Union, adjacent to the Museum of History and Industry)
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind - 78 Cents Edition
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind - Lit Crawl Edition
Thursday, October 22, 2015
7-7:45 pm
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Avenue, Seattle, WA
The things we will do for a buck: Real-life stories from Daemond Arrindell, Ela Barton, Nicole Hardy, and Corina Zappia. Hosted by Sierra Golden and Michelle Goodman.
FisherPoets @ Wooden Boat Festival
Saturday, September 12, 2015
6:00pm
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA
Community Weaving Earth Day Celebration
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
4:30-5:30 pm
Green Eileen, 4860 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA
Cheap Wine and Poetry
Thursday, February 26, 2015
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
The first Cheap Wine & Poetry of 2015 features poets Daemond Arrindell, Sierra Golden, Matt Kelsey, and Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, plus the sweet nectar of Chuck Shaw for a buck.
As always, Jeanine Walker hosts, and an open mic follows the featured readers. The reading is absolutely free.
Pacifica #5 Issue Launch Party
Saturday, February 21, 2015.
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Pacifica Literary Review is pleased to invite you to help us kick off our fifth print issue! Join us for readings by some outstanding local authors and stay to celebrate this new issue, which by the way, we are so very excited about. Seriously, you are going to love it.
This issue features, among other amazing works, our inaugural poetry contest winners and honorable mentions, hand selected by Linda Bierds.
Copies of Pacifica will be available for sale. Drinks (alcoholic and non) will be available for purchase from the Hugo House bar. Pacifica is happy to provide some snacks, as well, to keep this party right.
Readings by:
Willie Fitzgerald
Sierra Golden
Johnny Horton
Ed Skoog
Maya Sonenberg
& Carl Adamshick
This event is free and open to the public because of the excellent partnership provided by the wonderful folks at the Hugo House. If you don't already know -- the Hugo House is Seattle's place for writers. Check them out at www.hugohouse.org for more details.
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, January 8, 2015
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Local writers share stories and poems about what it means to make a living—on land, at sea, in antiseptic offices, and in dead-end minimum wage jobs. Featuring Langdon Cook (The Mushroom Hunters), Holly Hughes (Sailing by Ravens), Ela Barton (Rain City Poetry Slam founder), and Jenny Hayes (Spartan, The Toast). Michelle Goodman and Sierra Golden emcee. The event is free and the bar will be open serving beer, wine, and cocktails. Free donuts also will be served.
Lit Crawl Seattle
October 23, 2014
7-7:45 PM during "Phase Two"
Pine Box, 1600 Melrose Ave.
Working Stiffs: Lindy West (Jezebel.com), Litsa Dremousis (Altitude Sickness), Jennifer Longo (Six Feet Over It), and Sierra Golden (Ploughshares) tackle work at sea, atop mountains, in cemeteries, and online. Michelle Goodman (Anti 9-to-5 Guide) hosts.
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, September 11, 2014
6:30-8 PM (during Capitol Hill Arts Walk)
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Ave., on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Five Seattle authors read stories and poems about making a living. Featuring Anca Szilagyi, Steve Barker, Wilson Diehl, Michael Spence, and Sonora Jha. Sierra Golden and Michelle Goodman emcee. Coffee and doughnuts provided. Free and open to the public.
Poetry and Storytelling in West Seattle
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
7 PM
C&P Coffee Co., 5612 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98136
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, March 13, 2014
6:30-8 PM (during Capitol Hill Arts Walk)
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Ave., on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Six Seattle authors read stories and poems about making a living. Featuring Maged Zaher, Peter Mountford, Jane Hodges, Matthew Nienow, Sierra Golden, and Michelle Goodman. Coffee and doughnuts provided. Free and open to the public.
March 10, 2019
5pm
Open Books
2414 N 45th Street, Seattle, WA
Mixed Bag: A Comedy and Music Show
March 9, 2019
8pm
Hugo House
Seattle, WA
FisherPoets Gathering
February 22 - 24, 2019
Full schedule available here
Astoria, OR
Salt in Our Blood: A FisherPoets Showcase
January 25, 2019
8pm
The Mountain Room at Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Former Made at Hugo House Fellows Showcase
November 27, 2018
7pm - 9pm
Hugo House
Seattle, WA
Five former Made at Hugo House fellows--Steven Barker, Bill Carty, Laura Da', Sierra Golden, and Shankar Narayan--will read their work, showcasing the range of talent that the long-running fellowship program has supported.
Seattle Civic Poet Speak to Me! Series (II) Volume 1
November 20, 2018
7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center
4261 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA
Literary Happy Hour
October 30, 2018
5pm
Capitol Cider
818 E Pike St
Seattle, WA
Reading with Chelsea Werner-Jatzke
October 25, 2018
7pm
Third Place Books, Ravenna Store
6504 20th Ave NE
Seattle, WA
Reading @ Fact & Fiction
October 19, 2018
5:30pm
Fact & Fiction
220 N Higgins Ave
Missoula, MT
Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series
October 18, 2018
7pm
Wolff Auditorium/Jepson Building
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
The Slow Art: A Book Launch
October 6, 2018
5pm
Hiawatha ArtSpace Community Room
843 Hiawatha Pl S
Seattle, WA
Please join me for a festive literary evening celebrating the launch of my first full-length collection, The Slow Art. Music, nibbles, readings from Sierra Nelson and Maya Jewell Zeller, good company, etc. etc. Reasons you should come available here from Paul Constant. Optional RSVP and more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/236893890275874/.
FisherPoets Gathering
February 23-25, 2018
Astoria, Oregon
Readings
WA 129 Reading Hosted by Tod Marshall
Friday, October 20, 2017
7pm
The Encore Room @ Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N Commercial St, Bellingham, WA
Lit Fix 19: Waxing & Waning
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
7-9pm
The Den at Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St
$5 at the door, proceeds go to Literacy Source
Readers: Claudia Rowe, Michelle Goodman, Josh Axelrad, and Sierra Golden, plus music from Keith Caswell
PoetryBridge
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
7pm
C&P Coffee, 5612 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Filson Fishermen's Festival
Saturday, March 11, 2017
FisherPoets reading @ 4pm
Filson Flagship Store, 1741 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA
FisherPoets Gathering
February 24-26, 2017
Astoria, Oregon
Readings
Leave a Message at the Beep
Saturday, October 15, 2016
6pm
Twilight Gallery, 4306 SW Alaska St, Seattle, WA 98116
Readers: Michelle Goodman, Reagan Jackson, Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, Kamari Bright, Naa Akua, Afrose Fatima Ahmed, Angela Wilhite Espiricueta, Sierra Golden
Easy Speak Seattle featuring Sierra Golden
Monday, September 12, 2016
8pm
Wedgwood Alehouse, 8515 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Made at Hugo House Fellows and Hugo House Writers in Residence Read
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
7pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Readers: Anastacia Tolbert, Joan Leegant, Quenton Baker, John Englehardt, Kathy Harding, Sarah Kathryn Moore, Diana Xin, Sierra Golden
FisherPoets on Lake Union
Friday, November 20, 2015
7-9 pm
aboard the historic Puget Sound steamer Virginia V berthed at 860 Terry Ave. N, Seattle, WA (South Lake Union, adjacent to the Museum of History and Industry)
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind - 78 Cents Edition
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind - Lit Crawl Edition
Thursday, October 22, 2015
7-7:45 pm
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Avenue, Seattle, WA
The things we will do for a buck: Real-life stories from Daemond Arrindell, Ela Barton, Nicole Hardy, and Corina Zappia. Hosted by Sierra Golden and Michelle Goodman.
FisherPoets @ Wooden Boat Festival
Saturday, September 12, 2015
6:00pm
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA
Community Weaving Earth Day Celebration
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
4:30-5:30 pm
Green Eileen, 4860 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA
Cheap Wine and Poetry
Thursday, February 26, 2015
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
The first Cheap Wine & Poetry of 2015 features poets Daemond Arrindell, Sierra Golden, Matt Kelsey, and Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, plus the sweet nectar of Chuck Shaw for a buck.
As always, Jeanine Walker hosts, and an open mic follows the featured readers. The reading is absolutely free.
Pacifica #5 Issue Launch Party
Saturday, February 21, 2015.
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Pacifica Literary Review is pleased to invite you to help us kick off our fifth print issue! Join us for readings by some outstanding local authors and stay to celebrate this new issue, which by the way, we are so very excited about. Seriously, you are going to love it.
This issue features, among other amazing works, our inaugural poetry contest winners and honorable mentions, hand selected by Linda Bierds.
Copies of Pacifica will be available for sale. Drinks (alcoholic and non) will be available for purchase from the Hugo House bar. Pacifica is happy to provide some snacks, as well, to keep this party right.
Readings by:
Willie Fitzgerald
Sierra Golden
Johnny Horton
Ed Skoog
Maya Sonenberg
& Carl Adamshick
This event is free and open to the public because of the excellent partnership provided by the wonderful folks at the Hugo House. If you don't already know -- the Hugo House is Seattle's place for writers. Check them out at www.hugohouse.org for more details.
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, January 8, 2015
7-9 pm
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Local writers share stories and poems about what it means to make a living—on land, at sea, in antiseptic offices, and in dead-end minimum wage jobs. Featuring Langdon Cook (The Mushroom Hunters), Holly Hughes (Sailing by Ravens), Ela Barton (Rain City Poetry Slam founder), and Jenny Hayes (Spartan, The Toast). Michelle Goodman and Sierra Golden emcee. The event is free and the bar will be open serving beer, wine, and cocktails. Free donuts also will be served.
Lit Crawl Seattle
October 23, 2014
7-7:45 PM during "Phase Two"
Pine Box, 1600 Melrose Ave.
Working Stiffs: Lindy West (Jezebel.com), Litsa Dremousis (Altitude Sickness), Jennifer Longo (Six Feet Over It), and Sierra Golden (Ploughshares) tackle work at sea, atop mountains, in cemeteries, and online. Michelle Goodman (Anti 9-to-5 Guide) hosts.
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, September 11, 2014
6:30-8 PM (during Capitol Hill Arts Walk)
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Ave., on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Five Seattle authors read stories and poems about making a living. Featuring Anca Szilagyi, Steve Barker, Wilson Diehl, Michael Spence, and Sonora Jha. Sierra Golden and Michelle Goodman emcee. Coffee and doughnuts provided. Free and open to the public.
Poetry and Storytelling in West Seattle
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
7 PM
C&P Coffee Co., 5612 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98136
Working Stiffs: Tales from the Grind
Thursday, March 13, 2014
6:30-8 PM (during Capitol Hill Arts Walk)
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Ave., on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Six Seattle authors read stories and poems about making a living. Featuring Maged Zaher, Peter Mountford, Jane Hodges, Matthew Nienow, Sierra Golden, and Michelle Goodman. Coffee and doughnuts provided. Free and open to the public.