
2021 Poet Line-up

Carmella Neal

Gloria Muhammad

PJ Sorem
PJ Sorem is a 17-year-old poet and student at the Tacoma Science and Math Institute. Their pronouns are they/them/theirs. They love to share their raw experiences and identities through poetry.

Michael Haeflinger
Michael Haeflinger is the author of Low Static Rage (Blue Cactus Press, 2019) and the Executive Director for Write253 a literary arts organization in Tacoma, WA.
2020 Season Archive
In the Winter of 2020 was the first season of The Winter Garden Poetry Series. We partnered with Write 253 and hosted a Poetry Series that featured great local poets reading their work in the Wagner House. Each event had two featured poets with a youth poet opening.
2020 Line-up
Jan 19 -- Abby Murray (Tacoma Poet Laureate) and Mare Hake (Tahoma Literary Review)
Jan 26 -- William Kupinse and Natalie Scenters- Zapico (Professors at Puget Sound)
Feb 16 -- Christina Butcher (Blue Cactus Press) and Kellie Richardson (Former Tacoma Poet Laureate)
Feb 23 -- Kristen Orlando (SAMi Humanities Teacher) and Kevin Miller (Local Published Poet)