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RASP: Redmond Association of Spokenword

Celebrating literary arts and poetry in Redmond for more than 20 years

RASP was founded in 1997 to promote literary arts and activities in Redmond, Washington, and the surrounding area. We meet on the last Friday of each month, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Pacific Time). RASP also holds a monthly writing critique group at the Redmond Regional Library on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM (Pacific Time). All events are free. Please join us!.

RASP acknowledges that it meets on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish, Duwamish, and Snoqualmie people.

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Zoom link for monthly reading series

Join the Zoom meeting beginning at 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87927882488?pwd=S3pqVzZhT1hkd0JXV0twSEdaZzlPZz09
RASP events are free and do not require registration (unless noted).

Meeting ID: 879 2788 2488
Password: 271250

If you are unsure how to use Zoom, read these tips. This page also contains some vital information about courtesy during events.

Coming This Month

Friday, June 25, 2021—Tatyana Sussex (memoir)
Reading/open mic starts at 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)
This will be a virtual gathering using ZOOM (see link and details above).

Tatyana Sussex is a writer and a coach who works with creative professionals. She recently completed a memoir about marrying late (49). In one fell swoop she had a husband, grown step-kids, grandchildren, sibling-in-laws, the works. She lives with her husband on Mercer Island, Washington, a Seattle suburb in the shape of a foot, where she swims, runs, and spends time with friends and family. Visit her at Everyday Creative Coaching and Medium.

MC— Rose Ramm

Upcoming Readings and Events

Friday, July 30, 2021—Dori Jones Yang (memoir)

Dori Jones Yang is an award-winning author who spent eight years as a foreign correspondent for BusinessWeek covering China during the 1980s. In her memoir, When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China's Reawakening, Dori brings to life this transformative time in history and in her personal life. Educated in history at Princeton and in international relations at Johns Hopkins, she worked in journalism for twenty years and has written seven other books. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she has traveled throughout China and spoken about her books across the United States. Visit her website at https://dorijonesyang.com/

MC—Michael Heavener

Friday, August 27, 2021—Mike Dillon (poet)

Mike Dillon, former publisher of Pacific Publishing Company, lives in Indianola in Kitsap County. He is the author of four books of poetry and three books of haiku. Several of his haiku were included in Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years, from W. W. Norton (2013). His most recent full-length book, Departures: Poetry and Prose on the Removal of Bainbridge Island's Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor, was published by Unsolicited Press in April 2019. Finishing Line Press published his chapbook, The Return, in March of 2021.

MC—TBD

Friday, September 24, 2021—TBD

Friday, October 29, 2021—TBD

Friday, November 19, 2021—TBD
Moved ahead to avoid Thanksgiving holiday weekend

Friday, December 17, 2021—TBD
Moved ahead to avoid Christmas holiday weekend

Poetry and Prose Circle

Read your poetry or prose and then we'll discuss your work and offer ideas for improvement. Take away a new perspective on your creative work.

Day: Second Tuesday of each month
Time: 6:30 to approximately 9:00 PM (Pacific Time as a virtual gathering using ZOOM (see link and details below).
FREE:, no registration required
Bring: Something written that you're willing to share and get feedback on. You will be able to share your screen so others can read your written words.

Zoom link for Poetry & Prose Circles

Join the Zoom meeting beginning at 6:30 PM (Pacific Time)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83444797592?pwd=cUptMXB3R1g1V3B3S3RKRUNLUEpydz09
RASP events are free and do not require registration (unless noted).

Meeting ID: 834 4479 7592
Password: 372124

If you are unsure how to use Zoom, read these tips. This page also contains some vital information about courtesy during events.

P&P Circles for 2021

Tuesday, July 13, 2021
This will be a virtual gathering using ZOOM (see link and details above).

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/ RedmondAssociationOfSpokenword/
Twitter: @RedmondRASP
Contact us: contact@raspread.com

Our Monthly Open Mic

RASP's Open Mic gives you the opportunity to share your work with a receptive audience.

Each month, we open up the microphone to everyone to share their poetry and prose with a receptive audience. You can also participate by relaxing and listening to the words of others.

If you have written something you would like to read, show up early and sign up for a time slot. Time slots are scheduled before and after the featured reader. Details and guidelines are at our Open Mic page.

Other events you will enjoy

SoulFood Poetry Night — Third Thursday of each month, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time), SoulFood CoffeeHouse and Fair Trade Emporium, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA

APex - Artists Personal exchange — Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time), SoulFood CoffeeHouse and Fair Trade Emporium, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA

Duvall Poetry — First Wednesday of each month, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time), Duvall Library, 15508 Main St. NE, Duvall, WA

Poetry at the Rainbow Cafe — First Monday of each month, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time), Rainbow Café, 112 E. Main St., Auburn, WA

Everett Poetry Nite — Every Thursday, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time), Café Zippy, 2811 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA