Two fine Pacific Northwest poets—Ann Spiers of Vashon Island and Richard Widerkehr of Bellingham—'converge' at Elliott Bay for this reading from new books, both beautifully published and produced by Egress Studio Press. Ann Spiers is here with her sixth collection, What Rain Does. "Ann Spiers' poems takes us on a roadtrip from motel to mountain, from 'abed without a lover' to asking for 'a second kiss.' We travel with the poet into new landscapes where poems celebrate nature, place, and relationships. Spiers' poetry creates the perfect postcards to read again and again." – Kelli Russell Agodon. Richard Widerkehr is here with Her Story of Fire, his fifth collection. "In Richard Widerkehr's collection of elegies, Her Story of Fire, the poems are carved, concise, incantatory and contemporary. They remind us that all loss is ancient no matter how immediate, that every love and burden is shared. I was very moved by this book as I believe all readers of it must be." – Erin Belieu.