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Poetry and readings in Seattle in November 2026

40 events from Sunday, November 1 to Monday, November 30, 2026. Free: 13. Busiest venues: Center Theatre, Hugo House, Seattle Arts & Lectures.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Literature
4 PM

Whose Crit Is It, Anyway?

Hugo House · Capitol Hill
- Literature
$20

Monday, November 2, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Winter Hansen with Lish McBride: 'What the Sea Keeps'

Winter Hansen · Lish McBride

Third Place Books Ravenna · Ravenna
- Literature
Tickets

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Adventures with Your Inner Artist with Samar Abulhassan

Hugo House · Capitol Hill
- Literature
Free

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Collections: A Live Magazine and Public Club

Hugo House · Capitol Hill
- Literature
Free
Music
6:45 PM

Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard

Couth Buzzard Books · Greenwood
- Music
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Donna Miscolta with Jennie Shortridge: 'Ofelia and Norma'

Third Place Books Ravenna · Ravenna
- Literature
Literature
7:30 PM

Claudia Rankine

Seattle Arts & Lectures · Downtown
- Literature
$10–$123 Tickets

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Annie Atkins presents 'Letters from the Witch: Cackle Crackle'

Third Place Books Seward Park · Seward Park
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

Jodi-Ann Burey with Angela Garbes: 'Authentic'

Third Place Books Ravenna · Ravenna
- Literature

Friday, November 6, 2026

Literature
5 PM

Long Story Short

Hugo House · Capitol Hill
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Claudia Castro Luna presents 'The Flowers Along the Way: A Memoir'

Third Place Books Ravenna · Ravenna
- Literature

Monday, November 9, 2026

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Music
6:45 PM

Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard

Couth Buzzard Books · Greenwood
- Music
- Literature
Free

Friday, November 13, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Historical Seditions Book Talk

Left Bank Books · Pike Place Market
- Literature
Theatre
7 PM

Mink River, Part One

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

Mink River, Part Two

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Min Jin Lee in conversation with Jodi-Ann Burey

Min Jin Lee

Seattle Arts & Lectures · Downtown
- Literature
$10–$130 Tickets

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

Mink River, Part One

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets
Literature
6:30 PM

Book talk for Radical Mothering: Caregiving and Resistance Across Prison Walls

Book talk for Radical Mothering

Left Bank Books · Pike Place Market
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

An Evening with David Sedaris

David Sedaris

Benaroya Hall / Seattle Symphony · Downtown
- Literature
Theatre
7 PM

Mink River, Part Two

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Monday, November 16, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Booze and Lasers Book Club

Third Place Books Seward Park · Seward Park
- Literature
Literature
7:30 PM

LeVar Burton

Seattle Arts & Lectures · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents LeVar Burton

Benaroya Hall / Seattle Symphony · Downtown
- Literature
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Works in Progress (In-Person)

Hugo House · Capitol Hill
- Literature
Free
Literature
7:30 PM

Paul de Barros reads from “Jackson Street After Hours”

Paul de Barros

Seattle Jazz Fellowship (Fellowship Room) · Pioneer Square
- Literature
Free

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Music
6:45 PM

Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard

Couth Buzzard Books · Greenwood
- Music
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Murmurations: Writers in the Schools reading

Seattle Arts & Lectures · Downtown
- Literature
Free Tickets

Thursday, November 19, 2026

Literature
7:30 PM

Stacey Abrams

Seattle Arts & Lectures · Downtown
- Literature
$10–$115 Tickets
Theatre
Time not announced

Mink River, Part Two

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Friday, November 20, 2026

Theatre
Time not announced

Mink River, Part One

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

Mink River, Part One

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

Mink River, Part Two

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Sunday, November 22, 2026

Literature
12:30 PM

Poetry in Conversation, feat. Rick Barot

Rick Barot

Open Books: A Poem Emporium · Pioneer Square
- Literature
Free
Theatre
2 PM

Mink River, Part One

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

Mink River, Part Two

Brian Doyle

Center Theatre · Seattle Center
- Theatre
- Literature
$25 Tickets

Monday, November 23, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Black Futures Book Club

LANGSTON (Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute) · Central District
- Literature
Free Tickets

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

Music
6:45 PM

Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard

Couth Buzzard Books · Greenwood
- Music
- Literature
Free

Thursday, November 26, 2026

Literature
7:30 PM

QTBIPOC Poetry Open Mic

Left Bank Books · Pike Place Market
- Literature

Sunday, November 29, 2026

Literature
12:30 PM

Poet Office Hours, feat. Kelli Russell Agodon

Kelli Russell Agodon

Open Books: A Poem Emporium · Pioneer Square
- Literature
Free

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