Joannie Kervran Stangeland is a poet and editor. Her chapbook Weathered Steps was published in 2002 by Rose Alley Press. A Steady Longing for Flight won the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award in 1995. Her work has also appeared in Rattapallax, Fine Madness, Crab Creek Review, and other publications. Joannie lives with her family in Seattle.
Putsata Reang: Resisting Erasure through Storytelling
Putsata Reang discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure.
Tuesday, December 3, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Shin Yu Pai: Ten Thousand Things: Artifacts of Asian American Life
In this talk enriched by audio clips, Pai shares intimate stories from Asian American communities drawn from two seasons of her chart-topping podcast.
Tuesday, December 17, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
An anthology and reading from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Raven Chronicles celebrating the first twenty years of the Jack Straw Writers Program, 1997-2016
