POETRY: Seattle Arts & Lecture's Poetry Series welcomes Lucille Clifton to the Intiman tonight. Born in Depew, New York, in 1936, Clifton is one of the preeminent writers of her generation. Winning awards in about every genre she takes up (poetry, fiction, memoir, children's books), she often writes about family, race, and women's experiences. This is from her poem, "A Dream of Foxes": "so many fuckless days and nights / only the solitary fox / watching my window light / barks her compassion."

7:30 p.m. // Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer Street // Tickets: $20, $10 students/seniors

MUSIC: Acoustic guitarist Beppe Gambetta is a gifted flatpicker and fingerstylist from Genoa, Italy. "From his unique roots developing as an Italian musician in love with both American country and bluegrass as well as the music of his native country, Beppe has traveled the world and even crossed the Iron Curtain to dazzle and charm music enthusiasts everywhere." Here he is playing "Slade Stomp."

8 p.m. (21+) // Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Avenue NW // Tickets: $15 dos

BOOKS: Rachel Corrie's parents read from Let Me Stand Alone, a collection of their daughter's writings, at Town Hall. For those of you living deep in the forest five years ago, Olympia native Rachel Corrie was killed protesting Palestinian house demolition in the Gaza Strip in 2003. She was run over by an Israeli bulldozer. It sounds like Marya Sea Kaminsky, who played Corrie in the play at the Rep, will be reading, too.

7:30 p.m. // Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Avenue // Tickets: $5 at the door

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