Hello All We are extremely excited to welcome Christopher Buckley as our featured reader next month. He was originally scheduled for February, but Snowmaggedon shut the event down. Fortunately we were able to reschedule him! Please join us to hear Christopher. *PUGET SOUND POETRY CONNECTION * *DISTINGUISHED WRITER SERIES* *FRIDAY AUGUST 9* *FEATURED READER – CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY* A fourth generation West Coast native, Christopher Buckley lives and works in Seattle. He graduated at Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, then also earned an MA in Religion. He worked for two years as a chaplain resident in children’s hospitals. He describes himself as “Corporate by day, Catholic by faith”. His writing explores geek culture, conscience, faith and fatherhood. His work has appeared in or is forthcoming in Raven Chronicles, Rock and Sling, Lummox Journal, and Image Journal among others. His chapbook *Bluing* is recently published by Finishing Line Press. You can follow him at @chris_buckley on Twitter Reading at Immanuel Presbyterian 901 N J Street Tacoma WA 98103 Doors open at 7 PM Reading in Basement Fellowship Room – Enter from Parking Lot Open mic follows the featured reader. All are welcome to sign up.