The Seattle Muse Community was an art movement that developed and flourished in the late 1970s and 1980s during a period of city adminstrative support for the arts. Visual artists, poets, dancers, and musicians collaborated to form groups such as Red Sky Poetry Theatre (RSPT) and create interdisciplinary art and dance installations such as "Rock and Rope" and "Moebius" and video/TV poetry performance series ( , , and ), and start an annual festival called Alternative to Loud Boats. They published poetry and art periodicals such as , , , , and , in addition to starting several small press publishing companies: Nine Muses Books, Poetry around Press, and Red Sky Press. Red Sky Poetry Theatre supported weekly poetry open mic events.

Affiliated People Elluage Anthony - Poet Jesse Bernstein - Poet, theatre performer, and musician Carol Barth - Poet and performer Bart Baxter - Poet and board member (1989-1991) Phoebe Bosché - Founder, board member (1984-1989), and editor of and Elliott Bronstein - Founding member and board member (1981-2005) Charlie Burks - Poet and performer John Currie - Photographer Amy Denio - Musician and actor Louise Dovell - Poet Allison Durazzi - Board member (1996-1997). Left Red Sky Poetry Theatre to join Seattle Poetry Slam board. Craig Flory - Musician Alan Goodin - Board member (1984-1992) and producer of , , and video series Martina Poth Goodin - Poet, videographer, board member (1984-1992) and producer of , , and Alley Greymond (AKA Teresa Bachman) - Board member (1989-1999) Paul Hunter - Board member (1993-2004) and publisher of Michael Hureaux-Perez - Poet, performer, actor, and board member (1982-1986) Clarice Keegan - Board member (1997-2004) Joseph F. Keppler - Founding member, board member (1980-1983), poet, sculptor, and founder of magazine Marion Kimes - Grande Dame, board member (1982-2006), president, treasurer, poet, and performer Ralph La Charity - Poet, performer, editor, and publisher of , etc. Pete Leinonen - Musician Matthew Lennon - Founding member and board member (1979-1986) Martha Linehan - Board member (1996-2005) Jim Maloney - Poet, publisher, and winemaker Martin Marriott - Poet, actor, and board member (1996-2001) Meg McHutchison - Poet, dancer, visual artist, mixed media, and videographer Bruce MacLean - Painter and actor Van Medcalf - Sculptor and actor Trudy Mercer - Poet, publisher, board member (1982-1994), and occasional editor of Jesse Minkert - Board member (2000-2005) and recorder of and Louis Ernie Nadalini - Painter Paul Nelson - Board member (1997-2005) and founder of Global Voices Radio and Seattle Poetry Lab Cliff Olds - Painter and semi-precious stoneworker Tom Parson - Founding member, board member (1979-1983), and coordinator of Bumbershoot Small Press Book Fair from 1977-1979 Steve Potter - Poet, board member (1994-2005), and publisher of Thomas R. Prince - Playwright and actor Belle Randall - Author and board member (1998-2005). Judith Roche - Founding member, board member (1981-1983), and poet. Left Red Sky Poetry Theatre to work as literary director at Bumbershoot Peter Sawicki (Tobeimean) - Actor, poet, visual artist, and board member (1986-1987) Robin Schultz - Poet and publisher of Wally Shoup - Musician and painter Bill Shively - Founding member, board member (1981-1985), poet, performer, and creator of and Roberto Valenza - poet, painter, singer, flute player, board member (1984-1992) and founder of Margareta Waterman - Board member (1989-1994), poet, actor, and publisher/producer of and video series Llwyd DeVoid (Watson) - Improvisational theatre performer Diane Westergaard - Board member (2004-2005) David Lloyd Whited - Poet Dennis Widstrand - Visual artist and musician Don Wilsun - Poet, first founder, board member (1981-2003), and president (1982)