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An Interview with Susie Lee on Siren
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:03 — 0 Comments
Siren is a new dating app invented by Seattle’s Susie Lee (pictured above with Bill Clinton). Siren, she says, is “inspired by real life dynamics. There are a few key principles: people can’t have fun if they don’t feel safe; women value personal agency in physical and digital space, and both men and women want opportunities for hints of personalities to shine to discover each other.”
An Interview with poet Ed Skoog
Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:10 — 0 Comments
Ed Skoog is one of Seattle’s masterful poets – in fact, his book Rough Day just won the Washington State Book Award in Poetry. Lucky for the city, Ed, immediately after winning the award, has a show (this Friday!) and the Hugo House along side some other talented writers, Ru Freeman, Elissa Washuta and Dean Young. We had a chance to catch up with Ed and ask him how the city inspires his work, what he makes of his award and what he epects for the Friday show.
An Interview with entrepreneur David Meinert
Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:03 — 3 Comments
David Meinert, who co-owns and operates several high-profile places in Seattle, from the newly renovated Comet to Lost Lake Diner, recently purchased Grim’s on 11th Ave. Meinert, who is just as well known for his thought-provoking social media posts as he is for his businesses, seems to have an opinion on wide-ranging topics, from the NFL to Capitol Hill gang crime to music. We had a chance to catch up with the successful entrepreneur to ask about these issues, and more!
Jed Myers’ Two New Books of Poetry
Monday, October 13, 2014 10:39 — 0 Comments
I work at the Pub at Third Place  – and at The Pub we like to say we have two poet laureates, one of whom is Jed Myers (the other: Jim Brantingham). Jed is a fixture in the Ravenna neighborhood: along with sitting several nights a week with a glass of red wine or a Guinness at The Pub, writing or editing his many, many poems (indeed, he’s one of the most prolific writers I know), he also hosts the NorthEnd Forum open mic at the Thai restaurant, Bai Pai, a few blocks east of The Pub.Â
Prom Queen at Fred’s Wildlife
Sunday, October 12, 2014 1:44 — 0 Comments
It’s a grainy picture taken with a sub-par phone camera, but the elegance and majesty of Prom Queen – her band, her backup singers, her setup, her light – undoubtedly and necessarily shines through.Â
National Coming Out Day 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014 10:50 — 0 Comments
October 11th is National Coming Out Day. Since learning about this over a year ago, I’ve had it in my mind to reach out to some of the most talented and interesting publically ‘out’ folks I know in Seattle. Below are the responses – from some of my favorite people in this city – to the question: What does National Coming Out Day/coming out, in general, mean to you?
Monarch Fundraiser Conversation!
Thursday, October 9, 2014 10:45 — 0 Comments
The Monarch Review is throwing its second-ever fundraiser on Oct. 18th from 6pm-11pm at Café Racer. Reading will be comedian Brett Hamil, Poetry Northwest’s Matt Kelsey, poet Doug Nufer and Juggalo aficionado Craven Rock. Performing will be JMASS and The Great UM. Below is a conversation with all the participants for the event in which we talk about Café Racer, inspiration, family, being underfunded and much more!
Kay Ryan at the Hugo House
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 20:53 — 0 Comments
“Rhyme,†said the poet, Kay Ryan, wearing a red scarf and a dark blazer, speaking to a packed audience at Seattle’s Hugo House, “is incredibly powerful – dangerously powerful.â€Â
The Three Einsteins!†– Sarah Galvin
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:08 — 0 Comments
Sarah Galvin, who just happens to grace the cover of this month’s City Arts Magazine, has a new book of poems out, called The Three Einsteins. It has received praise from some of the Monarch’s favorite writers, including Kary Wayson, who says the book has “faultless logic”, and Cody Walker, who says, “I want to spend my entire paycheck buying pens and paper and espresso shots for Sarah Galvin—so that she continues to write, and write, and write some more.”
Prom Queen’s Midnight Veil
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:28 — 0 Comments
The cinematic, candy-coated, noir-hearted Prom Queen allures like a pink-blue-purple smoke stream – one of those cartoon smokes, even – with a hand on the end, index finger beckoning you toward the magic lamp, where, you’ll eventually find, the secret of your own curiosity: that love is mixed with poison and joy with a fall from grace.Â
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
