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What the Rain Does
Available now at Elliott Bay Books, Seattle;  Vashon Book Shop, Vashon Island; Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, or Open Books, a Poem Emporium (2414 N 45th).

What Rain Does, Poems by Ann Spiers, Egress Studio Press

Readings
**Mon., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Elliott Bay Books,          
Two Egress Studio Press Poets:
Ann Spiers and Richard Widekehr
1521 10th Ave. Seattle.

**Fri., Feb. 24, 6 p.m., Vashon Book Shop,
17612 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island.

**Wed., May 16, 7 p.m. The Creekside,
Woodinville,(Merrill Gardens)
(Poets West) with Open Mic.
(140th NE and Woodinville-Snohomish Rd NE)
18200 Wood’ville-Sno-mish Rd. NE.          

**Fri., June 1, 7 p.m., Village Books         
 with Susan Erickson
1200 11th St., Bellingham.

**Sat. June 9, 4 p.m. Green Lake Library,
(Poets West) with Robert Mcnamara,
Susan Landgraf, Open Mic.
7364 E. Greenlake Dr. N.
           
Books available at Elliott Bay Books,
Vashon and Edmonds Bookshops
Village Books, www.annspiers.com (see Poetry page this web page)

A Wild Taste by Ann Spiers

January 30, 2011, 3 p.m.

*Reception, May Day Press exhibit, the fine-press work of book artist Catherine Michaelis, February 17, 2011.

*Artist Talk and Poetry Reading with book-artist Catherine Michaelis, Collins Library, U of Puget Sound Tacoma, April 7, 2011.

Forthcoming November 2011: What the Rain Does, Egress Studio Press.

From Leaving:
Even the storm that opened doors on your birthday
is gone. I remember. You don’t. Your birthday.
This all goes: Your right to come down trail, collect
daffodils and primrose, cross the porch to the beach.
Then, now, I don’t look up. Your steps are a rhythm
I know. Like a crow peck or wave pound.
I trust you won’t slip. You know what rain does.
Where the planks rot.

Anita K. Boyle akboyle@egressstudio.com
>360-398-7870,
5581 Noon Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 
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