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First Matter Press Poetry Reading and Open Mic

May 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free
Online, N/A, Portland, OR 97207

Join First Matter Press for a poetry reading and open mic on Saturday, May 16 at 6:00! Peter Hamer, Eitan Codish, and K. M. Lighthouse, joined by guests, will read from their forthcoming books to be released in summer/fall 2020 by First Matter Press. Details will be given about our open submission period as well!

Go to our website to rsvp, sign up for an open mic spot, and receive the zoom link at: http://www.firstmatterpress.org/rsvp.html

The readings begin at 6:00.

Eitan Codish is a poet, translator, social worker, and school counselor currently based in Portland, Oregon. His poems have appeared in Epicenter, Nimrod, Polaris, and others, and have been translated into Farsi, Hebrew, and Italian.

Peter Hamer lives in Estacada, Oregon. He sits on the Estacada Area Arts Commission, is the Music Coordinator for the Estacada Summer Celebration annual art and music festival, and serves on the board of the Performing Arts Group of Estacada. He is the founder of the Estacada Poetry Project. His work appeared in Take a Leap, Spank the Carp, and the 2020 Clackamas County Poets and Artists Calendar.

K. M. Lighthouse is a queer poet and priestess creating portals for intuitive knowledge through writing spaces and workshops for self-healing. The poet has two other poetry chapbooks and a collage novel available, You Are an Ambiguous Pronoun, The Observer Effect, and Time Counts Backward from Infinity. She is a member of the High Priestesses of Poetry, and her other works appear in The Florida Review and Toasted Cheese.

Details

Date:
May 16, 2020
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Online
N/A
Portland, OR 97207

Organizer

First Matter Press
Email:
firstmatterpress@gmail.com
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