I’ve been fortunate to have been offered featured readings over the last few years at Poetry Bridge, which happens at C and P Coffee Company in West Seattle. My next featured reading there is Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6pm. My friends Alex Smith and Mike Hickey are also on the bill and there is an open mic called Community Mic. The series is celebrating its 16th anniversary on that occasion. Details:

Where: C and P Coffee Company, 5612 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98136
When: 6pm Wednesday, February 11, 2026, on the 16th anniversary of this series!
What Dessert to bring? Pie. Leopoldo likes to celebrate Poetry Bridge anniversaries with pie, no lie.

I will be reading from my recent daysong From last Sunday, Imbolc 2026. “12 Stringed Mind in the Place of Sand.” It is dedicated to Ralph Towner and the murder victims of ICE. Ralph Towner died January 18, 2026. He was born in Chehalis, a word which is derived from the Lower Chehalis language translated as “place of sand.” I recorded a video of the daysong not long after I wrote it last Sunday and was fixing a typo or two as I read! I’ve embedded it below and welcome your thoughts. Thank you Leopoldo Seguel, C and P and the Poetry Bridge community.