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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings
August 24, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeWordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev.
On Saturday, August 24th, we’ll have a feature from Chris Gonzalez, mini-features from Micah Fletcher & Igor Brezhnev, and a short set poetry open mic!
OUR FEATURE: Chris Gonzalez
Chris Gonzalez is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. He is interested in journalism, playwriting, music, and poetry. You can find more about Chris at chrisgonzalez.art.
MINI-FEATURES FROM:
Micah Fletcher
Micah Fletcher is a nationally recognized poet and spoken word artist who took first place in Portland Oregon’s city wide youth poetry competition called Verselandia in 2013.
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Igor Brezhnev
Igor Brezhnev is a poet and a book designer among his other sins. He has been calling Portland, Oregon his home since 2013. He has first-hand experience with confronting depression, homelessness, poverty, and xenophobia, as well as more common ailments like heartbreak and spilled coffee. Igor has authored three books: the book of possibilities (2012), dearest void (2016) and america is a dry cookie and other love stories (2018). Currently Igor is hosting Wordlights, a weekly poetry evening event, in Portland, Oregon, assists in production of NovaPDX events and writing a series of chapbooks titled ‘nights since’. You can hear Igor’s most recent poetry record Good Days & Bad Days at igorbrezhnev.bandcamp.com and follow his journey at igorbrezhnev.com.
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Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On second and fourth Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 5 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order is randomized.
Come share your words and join us for a night of open mic, great poetry features and get nourishment & libations from Rocking Frog Cafe (home of the best donuts)! 🙂
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Rocking Frog Cafe is an independently run, local gem in the lower Belmont District of southeast Portland. Nestled in a lovely early-century Craftsman-style bungalow, we offer a comfortable place to study, eat and socialize. Find out more about The Rocking Frog at rockingfrogpdx.com.
NovaPDX is a talent and production company based in Portland, Oregon. We organize and host performance and educational events, showcasing local and visiting musicians, poets and comedians. Our mission is to create spaces where talent thrives. Learn more about us at novapdx.org.
Your host, Igor Brezhnev is a poet, an author, an artist and a book designer among his other sins. He is roaming the West Coast thinking up new art, books and helping shape creative projects. You can find out more about Igor at igorbrezhnev.com