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Works on Paper #3 & Reception for Katherine Kuehn’s Niedecker Panels

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

You are cordially invited to a reception and presentation for the current exhibition at Passages Bookshop:     NIEDECKER PANELS          Katherine Kuehn     Works on Paper #3: Katherine Kuehn — on her sewn works Karl Gartung — on Lorine Niedecker, and related poems Charles Hood — "How to Write Nature in the Midwest" David Abel — on collaboration Friday, July 19 7:00 pm Passages Bookshop 1223 NE MLK Blvd. Free admission; reception and refreshments to follow This summer's exhibition at Passages Bookshop consists of sewn works by Katherine Kuehn, in which she had embroidered texts by Lorine Niedecker, Henry David Thoreau, and David Abel on vintage and hand-dyed fabric panels and ribbons. Kuehn's sewn work of the past two decades (including texts by…

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Rachel Jamison Webster: Polyphonic Texts: Hybridity as Conversation

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Rachel Jamison Webster Polyphonic Texts: Hybridity as Conversation, 1:15pm Room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school of art…

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Brandon Shimoda, Jay Ponteri, and Emily Kendal Frey

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Brandon Shimoda PROPOSITIONS FOR A POETICS OF POSTMEMORY, USING THE EXAMPLE OF POETRY BY THE DESCENDANTS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION, 9am Jay Ponteri Words that Listen, 10:30am Emily Kendal Frey Poem Collaborating with The Hidden Mind AKA The Postcard Workshop, 3:30pm All in room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as…

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Vi Khi Nao and Daniela Naomi Molnar

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Vi Khi Nao The Art of Discipline, 9am Daniela Naomi Molnar Balm : Bomb : Bond : Writing in the Ecotone of Now, 1pm All in room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the…

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Sara Jaffe: All Hooks, No Chorus: Pop Music and Plot

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Sara Jaffe All Hooks, No Chorus: Pop music and plot, 4:30pm In Room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a…

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Willamette Writers Conference

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, OR, United States

For a half a century, the Willamette Writers Conference has been a beacon of opportunity for the writing community. Find your tribe in our exciting array of faculty, instructors and inspirational speakers while discovering new peers and friends. Develop your craft in our workshops, Master Classes, and Sunday Intensives. This August, take your career to the next level. Join us at the 50th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Find your community, develop your craft, and expand your career with three full days of writing, as well as Master Classes and intensive workshops this August. Writing a book? Find your agent or work on your craft in our workshops and critique sessions. Working on a screenplay? Pitch your film to top industry managers and producers. Poetry? Songwriting?…

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Reema Zaman: More than a Memoir; a Movement

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Reema Zaman More than a Memoir; a Movement, 4:30pm In Room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school of…

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Kay Snow Awards

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, OR, United States

We invite you to join us at the Kay Snow Awards Ceremony, honoring our 2019 Kay Snow Award Winners. Members of the public and conference attendees are invited to come celebrate with us, as we announce our winners and recognize their achievements. This year, we welcome Pulitzer-prize nominee Janet Burroway as our keynote to kick off this celebration! The full list of winners is available at Willamettewriters.org/kay-snow. See you at the celebration!

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PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: da Carter: Aesthetic Refusals, Writing With and Against Loss

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

da Carter Aesthetic Refusals, Writing with and against loss, 3:30pm In Room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school…

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Submission Deadline: Future Prairie: Performance Proposals

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Call to artists! We are seeking performance proposals for our autumn variety show on the evening of 29 September in Portland, Oregon. Future Prairie VIII: The Veil please submit: dance music short plays poems lecture ritual As we transition from summer to autumn, the equinox asks us to honor the changing seasons with a balance of light and dark. Traditionally, this is a time for gathering, grounding, and comfort. The veil between the spiritual and mortal worlds is particularly thin around the autumnal equinox. What are you divining? What will soon be revealed? What's still enshrouded? We invite artists to submit 10-20 minute works to this open call. Pay for each act will be $50-$100. Send proposals to futureprairie.com/apply by 29 August for consideration.

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