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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. The Portland Poetry Slam Team

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

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from The Portland Poetry Slam Team! Bella, Brianna Grisby, Kate Leddy, and Avery Gadling! The team has been working hard and preparing since March for the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam here in Portland in July! They are representing the our slam and making us proud! We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues. Accessibility info: Tiny's is on the 6…

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Free – $5

Free Range Poetry: Phil Meehan, Penelope Scambly Schott, Betsy Fogelman Tighe

Multnomah County Library 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

Free Range Poetry presents Phil Meehan, Penelope Scambly Schott, Betsy Fogelman Tighe Monday, July 1, 2019 Northwest Library 2300 NW Thurman Street Portland An open mic will precede featured poets. Open mic readers limited to two pages of material. Sign up for open mic at 5:45 pm. Reading 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. PHIL MEEHAN has worked for 40 years as a chef in the Portland area. He retired in 2015 and spends his time writing, dancing and watching the city change with every season. His chapbook 2016 Beached was based on photographs left by his uncle. It celebrates life on the Oregon Coast during the 1910’s. PENELOPE SCAMBLY SCHOTT’S most recent book is November Quilt. She is known to hang out on the east…

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Other People’s Poems!

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Come recite someone else's poem from memory, or just listen. First Fridays 7pm sharp

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 6th, we'll have a feature from Nani Jones and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Nani Jones Nani lives in Portland, Oregon where she is involved in many poetry platforms. An upcoming poet, with passion for social justice, she has been featured at The People’s Poet and is currently on Portland’s Slamlandia team. *** 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. Come share your words and join us for a night of open mic, a great feature…

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Free

Poetry Slam and Open mic feat. Ceph

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

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Ceph! More about Ceph: Ceph is a visual artist and poet currently finishing their undergrad in studio art at Oregon State University. Their artwork deals with queer identity in a contemporary setting, and the evolution of queer identity through horror media. This is also something they try to bring into their poetry which has recently been recognized by the American Poetry Society. We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also…

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Free – $5

Grief Rites Readers Series ~ July 8

American Legion Post 134 2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

A monthly storytelling showcase about grief, loss and love. Gather in community with others who share grief in all forms and manifestations. Come ready to cry, laugh, listen and hold space for yourself and others. *Trigger warning, because Grief. Content not edited for language or topic. Mature audience. *Venue is accessible; gender-neutral restrooms on premises Readings begin promptly at 7pm. Come early, grab a drink (full bar) and find your seat. Please consider bringing canned goods or cold weather clothing/blankets to donate to the Post 134 food & clothing pantry, which serves local veterans, houseless and anyone in need. ***This month's event will include an open mic, in addition to our curated readers. If you have words to share about your grief, we welcome you.***…

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Free

Slamlandia July Literary Arts Show ft. The Slamlandia Team

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on JULY 11TH for our second Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 7:00 PM Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. No door admission. We will have a spotlight performance from this year's wonderful Slamlandia Team - Nani Jones, Jane Belinda, Julia Gaskill, and Sage Lilac. ★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★ The open mic will start the show out. The open mic is a great way to share your wonderful poetry! You can share 1-2 poems…

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Toni Lumbrazo Luna

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Author Photo by Maria Vara Photography Printed Matter Vancouver presents A Book Launch Celebration for Driven By Hope, the third book of poetry by Toni Lumbrazo Luna Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Toni Lumbrazo Luna Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna of Printed Matter Vancouver 7 pm Thursday, July 11 Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 and closes at 7 FREE Angst Gallery 1015 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 angstgallery.com Food and libation provided by Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main Street Sound provided by Briz Loan & Guitar: http://briz.us/ LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 Driven By Hope is Toni Lumbrazo Luna’s third book of poetry. It contains glimpses into the lives of people she has met throughout her…

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Slamlandia Timbuk2 Show ft. Ryan Boyland

Timbuk2 1142 SW Harvey Milk Street, Portland, OR, United States

We have a special show in store for y'all in July! Slamlandia is partnering with Timbuk2 to put on a one-off show in their store - with a feature from Omaha's own Ryan Boyland. This show will be held at Timbuk2 (1142 SW Harvey Milk Street) in downtown, Portland, on Friday, July 12th. Signups at 5:30pm, show starts at 6:00pm. There will be drinks for purchase at this event. There is no required entry fee, though we suggest a $5 donation so we are able to pay our feature. This show will have a short open mic that you can sign up to read in, as well as spotlight features from local poets Stephen Meads and Devin Devine, and a feature set from Ryan Boyland.…

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Free – $5

Whitenoise Project 20: BI/PoC Open Mic

De-Canon Library / ArtHaus at Milepost 5 8155 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR, United States

Join Whitenoise Project for our 3rd BI/PoC literary open mic and featured reading! Bring any genre of writing or spoken word, essays, fiction, or hybrid, we'd love to hear it. All are invited to celebrate and support several emerging voices alongside more established names. Featured readers: jayy dodd Sea Mason jayy dodd is a blxk trans womxn from los angeles, california– now based in Portland, OR. she is a literary & performance artist. their work has appeared / will appear in zines & classrooms & basements & bookstores & over there probably. her words are award-nominated & are generally controversial. she is also a volunteer gender-terrorist, artificial intellectual, & wilderness prophet on the end times. find them talking trash online or taking a selfie. Sea…

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