I will be the featured reader for the Olympia Poetry Network in May, reading from my new collection “Hospice House” from MoonPath Press and maybe a new poem or two. The event begins at 6 p.m. with an Open Mic (sign ups at 5:30) when audience members can present their own or their favorite poems. There is a 3 minute time limit. Location for the event is New Traditions Cafe at 5th and Water streets in downtown Olympia.

I like to say that my book is more about ‘spirit’ than death although in it I tell stories about my loving and courageous Hospice patients and their loved ones. It also includes themes from my personal life as a child who lost a parent and from my beautiful natural surroundings here in Port Townsend. I will have copies of the book for sale along with my other poetry collections and my memoir “There’s Always a Miracle.”

Many thanks to OPN member Cynthia Pratt for inviting me. When we lived in Olympia, I served on the Board of OPN. I am so excited to spend time with old friends!