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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday July 13th, we'll have a feature from Kate Leddy, two mini features from Nikki Burian & Ken Yoshikawa, and a short set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Kate Leddy Kate Leddy is a writer and mental health activist from Portland Oregon. She was born and raised in New York and still has strong opinions about bagels. Kate represented Portland at the 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam as well as the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She is thrilled to be on this years Portland Poetry Slam team again, heading to regionals this July! Kate’s first chapbook “Homesick Season” explores nostalgia for people, places, and states of mind. This summer…

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Free

Nerd Slam feat. Ryan Boyland

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for the Nerd Slam and open mic!!! Bring your nerdiest poems and hearts to this amazing event! We want to hear what you are nerdy about! Sign up for the slam in advance by messaging the slam! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Ryan Boyland! More about Ryan: Ryan Boyland is a writer and wanderer currently based out of Omaha, Nebraska. After he studied neurobiology and astrophysics in college, his love for both science and poetry motivated him to combine the two at every opportunity. His goal through his performance is to touch minds and hearts around the world, and considers it a victory every time he…

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Free – $5

Jewish Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, presents a Jewish Identity poetry open mic. Those who identify as Jewish (religiously and/or ethnically) are invited to read. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Jane Belinda. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Queer Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents a poetry open mic for LGBTQIA+ poets to come share their experiences. Straight Allies are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Garfield Hilson. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

In-Visible Disabilities Open Mic (presented by Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents the (In)Visible Disabilities Mic - a poetry open mic for Disabled and Chronically Ill/in pain poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Doc Luben. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

African American Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents an open mic for black poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Brianna Grisby. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Asian & Pacific Islander Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents a poetry open mic for poets of Asian and Pacific Islander decent to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Hannah Kim. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by Nova PDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday July 20th, we'll have a feature from Alex Nova and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Alex Nova Alex Nova is a Macedonian born poet currently residing in Portland OR. She started creating and producing events while at Washington State university. She has two released chapbooks and has been published in two anthologies. More than anything she enjoys watching other artists thrive creatively and because of that she started NovaPDX. *** Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On first and third Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 10 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order is randomized.…

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Classic Poetry Open Mic

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Keats and Rilke and Donne and Wordsworth and Angelou and Plath and Yeats and Browning and Dickinson, oh my! Bring your favorite old poems to OSLS's first ever Classic Poetry Open Mic, co-hosted with Rose City Book Pub. This is a time to gather together to enjoy classic poetry from around the world. Memorization/recitation is highly encouraged, but you can also read from a digital/hard copy. This is not a time to share your own writing--there are lots of open mics for that! This is a time for poetry lovers to share and discuss favorite old poems that inspire and delight. Need some ideas? Check out this article about great poems that work well for recitation: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/lesson/committed-memory

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Slamlandia July Picnic PDX Poetry Open Mic

Picnic PDX 1305 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on JULY 25TH for our **FOURTH** Thursday Poetry Open Mic! Normally a third Thursday show, we are pushing our Picnic PDX open mic back one week, since The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam is taking place the previous week - don't want to overwhelm everyone! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic! Show begins at 7:00 PM Picnic PDX 1305 NW 23rd Avenue Portland, OR 97210 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. $5 suggested donation at door. This show will not have a poetry slam or a featured poet. We ask for just poetry on this mic, no music or stand up comedy. ★…

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Free – $5
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