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Christopher J. Jarmick is a writer, poet, art lover, former film & TV producer, director. He has owned the indie bookstore BookTree in Kirkland Wa since 2016. Stir (World Enough Writers 2026) explores what stirs us up: relationships, love, memories, family, death, politics, pop culture, and religion. Some poems go into the forest, some into the past, some into dreams, some go Hollywood, and many reveal in unexpected ways. There are a few genre-bending poems, and a couple dozen of his signature "Poem Starters" too. You wouldn't be wrong in finding many poems witty, thoughtful, quirky, and/or darkly humored.
Chris was raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and Poughkeepsie, New York. He was a Los Angeles-based producer/screenwriter, editor, and director of PBS documentaries, music videos, and nationally syndicated TV programs including Hard Copy, Personalities, and Entertainment Tonight. He relocated to the Pacific Northwest (in 1994). He began curating readings and special events in 1998. There is a free writing workshop, reading, and open mic every first Saturday at BookTree. Join us.
He is one of the founders of WesternWashingtonPoetsNetwork.Org (WWPN). The website lists nearly 90 venues offering regularly scheduled poetry related gatherings and open mic throughout Western Washington. There's a facebook page for WWPN too. Previous poetry collections include Not Aloud (MoonPath Press, 2015), Ignition (2010), Poems for the Working Class (chapbook) and the novel, The Glass Cocoon. Chris is the proud father of Natasha, Natalia, and Christina and has four grandchildren. Thanks for supporting independent bookstores. If you must buy online use Bookshop.org—they help indie bookstores.
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Typical program:
6:30 – Doors open. Social hour and open mic sign-up
7:00 - Open Mic
7:30 - Feature
7:50 - Break
8:00 - Open Mic
8:45 - End
Featured poets are usually from the Puget Sound region, but on occasion we feature a poet from another area.
http://duvallpoetry.weebly.com/
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Duvall Depot, 26219 NE Stephens St, Duvall, WA 98019-6428, United States
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