Distinguished Writer Series and Open Mic February 12, 2010

This monthly event features a Distinguished Writer and an Open Mic for poets, playwrights, short story writers, and others. This month features Amalio Madueño. Open Mic sign-up is at 6:30 pm. Admission is free. The event occurs monthly the second Friday of every month at King's Books. Sponsored by the Tacoma Arts Commission and the Puget Sound Poetry Connection.

Amalio Madueño is the former president of the Taos Poetry Circus and led their Mexican Bob's Poetry Camp. He has published widely in journals across the United States and Europe. His first full-length work, Lost In The Chamiso, was published in 2006. A new collection of his poems, Bosque Stream, is due out Fall 2010.