Join us for a reading and book signing with Rena Priest and Carla Sameth on Saturday, August 24 from 4-5pm at the Tacoma Arts Community Center. Rena Priest<https://www.renapriest.com/> is a Lummi Tribal Member and author of Sublime Subliminal (Floating Bridge Press) and Patriarchy Blues (Moonpath Press), which won a 2018 American Book Award. Carla Sameth<https://carlasameth.com/> is the author of One Day on the Gold Line (Black Rose). She is a 2019 Pride Poet for the city of West Hollywood, and teaches creative writing for the Los Angeles Writing Project at California State University Los Angeles. Both artists are former Collateral contributors. I'll be hosting as Tacoma's poet laureate! Come for the words, stay for the signing, enjoy some refreshments. Hope to see you there! Abby [cid:cf3e6a98-5bc2-4205-a681-92feec0223a3] Abby E. Murray MFA & Ph.D. (she/her pronouns) Poet Laureate 2019-2021, City of Tacoma Editor in Chief & Poetry Editor, Collateral www.collateraljournal.com<http://www.collateraljournal.com> Instructor, Army War College Fellows University of Washington | Tacoma