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Nate Mackey Workshop Filling Up

February 17, 2011
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SPLAB welcomes legendary poet, essayist, novelist and editor Nathaniel Mackey to Columbia City for a reading, workshop at the new SPLAB location, 3651 S. Edmunds in the Cultural Corner of the former Columbia School and a talk at the NW African-American Museum.

On Saturday, March 12, Mackey will lead an afternoon writing workshop from 1:00 to 4:00PM, followed by a public reading at 7:30PM. The workshop cost is $75 per person, and space is limited. Admission to the public reading is $5. The workshop and reading will be held at SPLAB, 3651 S Edmunds in the Cultural Corner of the former Columbia School.

The workshop is filling up. To register, or for more information, please contact Paul Nelson at pen(at) splab (dot) org or call 206.422.5002.

Nate in conversation with Charles Bernstein.

Recordings of Nate reading his poetry.

Sponsored by 4Culture, Poets and Writers, CD Forum, The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, The Shirley Marvin Hotel, Richard Hugo House and WESTAF.

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