Cheap Wine and Poetry

On Thursday, April 24, I attended an event on Capitol Hill called Cheap Wine & Poetry at the Richard Hugo House.  It was a really good time, with four poets and “2 Buck Chuck” a-plenty. 

Poets Roberto Ascalon, Elizabeth Austen, Rebecca Loudon, and Seattle Poet Populist Cody Walker took the stage to read some really great work, riveting the quiet audience to their seats.  The cheap wine flowed, which paired very well with the spoken-word.  My favorite poet was Cody Walker (heart-wrenching poem about Spam), while I drank several glasses of Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon.  While the wine wasn’t anything to write home about, of course, it did add to the Beat poet feel of the event, and at $1 per glass and no admission charge, anyone could afford to indulge.

The Richard Hugo House is a non-profit “center for readers and writers.”  There are writers-in-residence, and they offer services to promote the creation of new writing.  Hugo House is a cosponsor for the Cheap Wine & Poetry reading series.