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Constellation #1
January 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Location: Tin House Books, 2617 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210 (Enter through the double doors on 26th)
Armin Tolentino (he/him) earned his MFA at Rutgers University in Newark and is the author of WE MEANT TO BRING IT HOME ALIVE (Alternating Current Press, 2019). His poetry has appeared in Hyphen Magazine, Arsenic Lobster, The Raven Chronicles, and elsewhere. Originally from Lincoln Park, New Jersey, he now lives in Vancouver, Washington. He’s an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship recipient, Clark County’s Poet Laureate, and an avid (albeit usually unsuccessful) fisherman. He hopes one day to earn a Guiness Record for World’s Loudest Clap. Check out his work and buy his book: armintolentino.com
Juhea Kim (she/her) graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Art and Archaeology and a certificate in French. Her debut novel BEASTS OF A LITTLE LAND, was named a finalist for the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and a Best Book of 2021 by Harper’s Bazaar, Ms., Real Simple, and Portland Monthly. It is being translated and published around the world. She is the founder and editor of Peaceful Dumpling, an online magazine covering sustainable lifestyle and ecological literature and is a devoted advocate for the environment. Juhea is donating a portion of the proceeds of Beasts of a Little Land to the Phoenix Fund, a Siberian tiger and Amur leopard conservation nonprofit based in Vladivostok, Russia. She fuels her writing with vegan mac n’ cheese, kimchi fried rice, and hot chocolate. Learn more at juheakim.com
Annika Hansteen-Izora (they/she/he) is the author of TENDERNESS: A HONORING OF MY QUEER BLACK JOY AND RAGE and co-creator of FRIENDSHIP EXPERIMENTS, to be released as a book and video series exploring QTPOC friendship, and co-head of Black Feast, a culinary event that celebrates Black artists and writers through food. Annika has been featured by The Creative Independent, It’s Nice That, AIGA Eye on Design, Well+Good, Vogue, McNay Art Museum, New Public, Bustle, and others. They’ve had the pleasure of hosting speaking engagements at Princeton, Carnegie Mellon University, Leeds Arts University, Creative Mornings, New Public, Afrotechtopia, the Fashion Institute for Technology, Brooklyn Museum, and other spaces. Learn more at annikaizora.com
*Constellation is a local-Portland reading series celebrating local and visiting writers of all genres. Constellation centers writers who are underrepresented in mainstream literature and aims to provide a friendly, warm, and inclusive place for Portland’s reading and writing communities to gather together regularly. Readings are held every third Thursday of each month (except Dec and July) at Tin House Books in NW Portland.
Masks are required in the downstairs reading space. Readers may unmask while reading. Tin House has an upstairs space for socializing where masks are optional. We ask that you enjoy Constellation from home via livestream if you have symptoms or are testing positive for COVID.Access
At this time, the indoor reading space is accessible only by stairs, though we anticipate that the reading space will be accessible by ramp in early 2023. There are no wheelchair-accessible restrooms. (During warm months, weather permitting, the reading space will be outdoors and fully accessible.)Readings will be livestreamed with YouTube automated captions, and we will ask readers to provide text copies for accessibility purposes on request. If you need an accessibility copy, please request it 48 hours in advance by emailing constellationreading at gmail dot com.