*PUGET SOUND POETRY CONNECTION * *DISTINGUISHED WRITER SERIES* *FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 2019* *FEATURED READER – KAY MULLEN* Kay Mullen worked most her adult life as a teacher of grade school children. After earning a Masters of Education from Seattle University, she became an elementary school counselor. Following her work in schools, she became a certified mental health counselor. Kay later earned an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University with a focus on poetry. She received a First Place in the Washington State William Stafford Award and was a Best of the Net nominee as well as a multiple Pushcart Prize nominee. Her poems have appeared in many journals including Shark Reef, Crab Creek Review, Raven Chronicles and American Life in Poetry. Anthologies include Beginnings: What Makes a Woman, edited by Jill McCabe Johnson, and Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose About Alzheimer's Disease, edited by Holly Hughes. Kay currently teaches poetry skills at Catherine Place, a center for women in Tacoma, Washington that fosters lifelong learning and leadership skills. 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.