mood: upbeat
listening to: nothing
The Super Bowl is in the history books. So you went to bed last night with a smile on your face, or a frown depending on who you were rooting for and you have a dream. In the dream people were scalping tickets to a poetry reading. But wait, it isn't a dream!
The fastest sellout in the 20 year history of Seattle Arts & Literature has occurred for Poet Mary Oliver's appearance Monday at Benaroya Hall (2,500 seating capacity) in Seattle. People have been searching Craigslist for tickets - where Roland Crane of Tacoma, finally nabbed on for the price of $100.
If you think this is a fluke, Oliver's appearance in Portland on Tuesday is also sparking a ticket frenzy. And yes, the 2,700-seat Schnitzer Concert Hall for Portland Arts & Lectures has already sold out.
Someone evidently has forgotten to tell those North westerners that poetry is dead.
It was amazing to walk out of the preview event at 6:15 and see the long line of people waiting to get in for a 7:30 reading!
ReplyDeleteI bet! So did she live up to your expectations? Would love to have been there.
ReplyDelete