Unpoetry at the Frye

Unpoetry at the Frye

Works responding to "Dawn Cerny: Portmeirion"

Join us for a tour of Dawn Cerny: Portmeirion with poet and event organizer Eric M. Acosta, along with a dynamic lineup of local artists, writers, and poets. Using ekphrasis, a detailed response to a work of art, participants will explore the bonds that exist between various art forms. 

In collaboration with Unpoetry, writers and artists are invited to generate new work inspired by current exhibitions, with the goal to deepen engagement with the museum space and the artwork within, while challenging traditional definitions of poetry and language. Full lineup to be announced soon.

About the Presenter

Eric M. Acosta is a Seattle poet and the founder of Unpoetry, a curated, twice-monthly series that blends performance, reading, and more. His debut collection, Motion Flesh (2023), is available through Chat Room Books, with his follow-up, Underbelly, forthcoming from Carbonation Press. Explore his work at www.printcopiesavailable.com and learn more about Unpoetry at unpoetry.net

Unpoetry at the Frye

Works responding to "Dawn Cerny: Portmeirion"

A person with their back to the viewer looking at a paper they're holding and reading aloud to a group of people arrayed along the wall in a circular room

Eric M. Acosta reading to an audience during Unpoetry at the Frye on March 30, 2024. Photo: Susan Fried

May 15, 2025

6:30–7:30 pm

Frye Art Museum
704 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

No advanced registration is required. Capacity is limited to 30 people, and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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