Poetry in the Harbor
Annual National Poetry Month gathering at TCC's Gig Harbor campus.
Thursday, April 23, 6-8pm
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TCC CE is delighted to announce the return of Poetry in the Harbor, an event celebrating National Poetry Month. This year's event will feature four local poets, Peter Ludwin, Michael Spence, Katherine Threat, and Chris Vega, who will each share their work with the audience. Following the readings, there will be a panel Q&A session where attendees can engage with the poets and learn more about their creative processes. We hope you'll join us for an evening of inspiration and appreciation for the power of poetry. Please take a moment to RSVP—your response helps us plan and makes a big difference. Just click the “RSVP” button to the right to email Janice Tayler with your attendance details. If you prefer, you can also reach her by phone at 253‑566‑5020.
FREE EVENT
Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Gig Harbor Campus
Featuring readings by:
Peter Ludwin
The author of four poetry collections, including An Altar of Tides, winner of the 2024 Trail to Table Editors’ Award, his previous book, Gone to Gold Mountain, was nominated for an American Book Award. A recipient of an Artist Trust Literary Fellowship, Ludwin has won the Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award and the W.D. Snodgrass Award. Most recently, he won the California State Poetry Society’s 2025 "Place" contest.
Michael Spence
Winner of the New Criterion Poetry Prize for his book, Umbilical, Michael's poems have recently appeared in Alabama Literary Review, Catamaran, Louisiana Literature, Tampa Review, and Terrain.org. New work is forthcoming in The Hudson Review, North American Review, and the anthology, Transformations. His new volume, Brine Evaporates to Salt on Blacktop, will appear next fall from Able Muse Press.
Katherine Threat
Author of the poetry chapbook Anatomy of My Mixed Body and the editor of the speculative fiction anthology If the Storm Clears. She is currently the managing editor at Tulipwood books. Her work has been featured by Blue Cactus Press, Pile Press, and Button Poetry. She is a mixed race writer, poet, and artist whose work resides in the crosswords of identity, land, and home.
Chris Vega
A two-spirit Chicana poet, U.S. Army veteran, and the founder of Blue Cactus Press, where they focus on titles that spark dialogue about liberation. A former Chinese-Mandarin Linguist, Chris holds degrees in Anthropology and Chinese Mandarin and is currently completing an MBA at Seattle University. Their latest poetry collection, Decay (2025), joins previous works Vega and Maps.