[A black rectangle with a black background Description automatically generated with low confidence]Auburn: Poetry at the Postmark First Wednesdays of every month! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 2, 2024 Contact: Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor (253)-931-3043 | arts@auburnwa.gov<mailto:arts@auburnwa.gov> __________ Poetry at the Postmark Wednesday, January 3 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Free Postmark Center for the Arts Poetry nights are returning to Auburn! Join us tomorrow for Poetry at the Postmark, a new free poetry reading night on the first Wednesday of each month. Bring a poem for the open mic! Jim Teeters, poet and poetry group leader, will be our featured reader in January. [A person with a white beard and glasses Description automatically generated with low confidence] About Jim Teeters: Jim Teeters is a retired social worker. He has published poetry in several anthologies. He offers poetry writing for children and in a local homeless shelter for women and he currently leads the poetry club at the Kent Senior Center. He is the author of nine poetry collections and the instructional books, Teach with Style (ATD Press July 2013) and Going Intergenerational (Barclay press 2010). His latest poetry books are Because of This - Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching: How to Live, Love and Lead and Beware of Dog: Fun Poems for School Kids published by MoonPath Press. He will have a book published early next year, Short Stories of Wonder, Danger and Shame (Olympia Publishers). It is nearly time for us to start the deinstallation of our first exhibit in the Postmark. We have been honored to show this body of work for the first quarter of our opening to the public and received many positive comments and reactions to the show. _____________________________________________________________________ This art program is coordinated through the City of Auburn, Parks, Arts & Recreation Department with the support of the Auburn Arts Commission. Questions? Contact Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor at 253-931-3043 or arts@auburnwa.gov<mailto:arts@auburnwa.gov> [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated with medium confidence] ­ Allison Hyde (she/her) Arts Program Supervisor City of Auburn<http://www.auburnwa.gov/arts> (253) 804-5043 The information contained in this electronic communication is personal, privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it has been addressed. If you read this communication and are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, other than delivery to the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. Thank you.