#441 w/ Duane Kirby Jensen, Celaine Charles, J. Wesley Fullerton & Sibyl James

Schedule

Thu Jul 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

Ballard Branch of The Seattle Public Library | Seattle, WA

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Duane Kirby Jensen is a painter and a poet. He has exhibited and performed since 1989 throughout the Pacific Northwest at numerous venues. He has been called an ‘outsider artist.’ He hosts Everett Poetry Night that meets weekly at The Sisters Restaurant as well as “Writings on the Wall” at the Museum of Northwest Art.
Celaine Charles lives in the enchanted Pacific Northwest, where she teaches elementary school by day and writes by the stars at night. She’s an award-winning, multi-genre author who balances her dual life creating poetry, fantasy, and contemporary romance shorts, while blogging about her journey on Steps in Between. In addition, she’s embarking on the world of children’s picture books.
She’s published multiple collections of poetry and fiction through Egret Lake Books, The Wild Rose Press, and Eliza Storm Books. Book Links: https://linktr.ee/celainecharles
Celaine is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Storyteller Academy, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and reads poetry regularly with the Museum of Northwest Art, Writing’s on the Wall series.

J. Wesley Fullerton fell in love with poetry in his late teens, and pursued writing and English literature at the University of Washington. In the late 90’s, he got involved in the poetry scene
in Bellingham, WA, which taught him a lot about writing and reading performance, and eventually led to a host of featured readings, slams, theater performances, and classroom
presentations. Presently, he joins in the open mic at Everett Poetry Night as often as new writing allows, and is working on a book. He lives in Marysville.
Sibyl James
Seattle writer Sibyl James has published 15 books/chapbooks of poetry, fiction,nonfiction, and translation including The Adventures of Stout Mama, In China with Harpo and Karl, and most recently Plum Blossom Wine (Empty Bowl Press) and Dizzier
Than Gillespie (Cune Press). She has worked as a writer in residence in public schools and has taught at colleges in the US, China, Mexico, and—as Fulbright professor—Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire.
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Ballard Branch of The Seattle Public Library, 5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107-3119, United States

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