Marilyn Stablein and Brittney Corrigan – Reading and Q&A

The Voice of Empathy continues at thetinytheaterPDX, 3306 SE 65th Ave, Portland, OR. Please spread out the parking around the neighborhood to avoid congestion.

The series showcases poets whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. This description is for the poets’ reference only and does not presume to impose any constraints on the work selected for presentation.

There is room for 37-39 poetry lovers. Please come a few minutes in advance to reserve your seats. In case of snow, please monitor this event for possible rescheduling.

Marilyn Stablein, poet, essayist and multimedia artist, published 3 books this year: Milepost 27: Poems; Houseboat on the Ganges & A Room in Kathmandu: Letters from India & Nepal and Vermin: A Traveler’s Bestiary. She received creative writing degrees from the University of Washington and the University of Houston. Her writing and illustrations have been widely published in magazines, journals, and anthologies and her limited edition artist books are in private and public collections. Her Norwegian grandfather immigrated to Oregon in 1896. She is based in Portland. marilynstablein.com.

Brittney Corrigan was raised in Colorado but has called Portland, Oregon her home since 1990. She holds a degree from Reed College, where she is also employed. Brittney’s poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and she is the author of the collection Navigation (The Habit of Rainy Nights Press) and the chapbook 40 Weeks (Finishing Line Press). Her newest collection, Daughters, a series of persona poems in the voices of daughters of various characters from folklore, mythology, and popular culture, is forthcoming from Airlie Press in 2021. For more information, visit Brittney’s website: http://brittneycorrigan.com/. Photo: Dean Davis.