Happy Holidays. We are pleased to announce our featured distinguished writer for January will be Mare Heron Hake. Here are the details. Hope to see you all there, bright-eyed and bushy-versed for the New Year! *PUGET SOUND POETRY CONNECTION* *DISTINGUISHED WRITER SERIES* *FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2020* *FEATURED READER – MARE HERON HAKE* Mare Heron Hake is a local published poet and editor, living and working in Lakewood. Her degrees include B.A.s from the University of Washington in both Creative Writing and in Literature, along with an MFA from Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. She is the Poetry Editor, as well as co-Owner and co-Publisher, of *Tahoma Literary Review*, an independent literary magazine with international readership published thrice annually. Mare is also a co-founder and organizer of the Red House Writers, a biannual educational weekend. When not editing, writing poetry, or organizing, she reads across genres, tries to jog, and loves her complicated family including an older dog named Pinecone. Mare’s most recent work can be found in Gyroscope Review, Raven Chronicles, and Terrain.Org. 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.