December 21, 2023

The Jack Straw Writers Program was created in 1997. Each year an invited curator (for 2023, Priscilla Long) selects twelve writers as fellows in the program, which provides voice and presentation training, in-studio interviews, public readings, a published anthology, and podcasts. Tonight’s reading features six Jack Straw poets: Jim Cantú, Brian Dang, David K. Rea, Carla Shafer, Sumu (Su) Tasib, and Julene Tripp Weaver.

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Jim Cantú’s writings have appeared in a variety of publications. He also produces local radio programs.

Brian Dang is a Vietnamese/Chinese poet/playwright based in Seattle and Providence. They like bread. https://www.brianeatswords.com/

David K. Rea has turned to poetry following a career in newspaper journalism, including several years at the old Eastside Journal.

Carla Shafer’s poems explore intersections of justice, climate, and family within a Northwest panorama.

Sumu (Su) Tasib is a writer and scientist living in Seattle, Washington. Their first book is A Boy Named Su. http://queerkahani.com/

Julene Tripp Weaver’s third collection, Truth Be Bold: Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and won the Bisexual Book Award for poetry. http://www.julenetrippweaver.com/