PSU Lit Mic
Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States
Free
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Open Mics
BIPOC Reading Series – August
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesThis bimonthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign up to share your work in our open mic. Readings will be followed by a short community discussion. Click here to register for this event. This event is open to everyone, but only people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color will be invited to read. If you have any questions, please contact our host Jessica at jessica@literary-arts.org.
Free
Last Sundays Open Mic
Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United StatesJohn Carter hosts this very open mic. You’re welcome to share any of your talents from any field of art or other interest. Music and poetry, of course, but also comedy, magic, dance. You can give an art talk about a piece of visual art. You can read a chapter of your dissertation. Let’s share our creative endeavors so that we can all grow through shared inspiration. Starting in March, Wellspring will be on 2nd and 4th Sundays right after Community Art Day. Sign ups start at 6:00 or so.
Free
Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Milwaukie Floral and Garden 3306 SE Lake Rd, Milwaukie, OR, United StatesOpen Mic and Poetry Reading at Milwaukie Floral & Garden (link is external). Co-sponsored by the Milwaukie Poetry Series and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church. Our Featured Readers are Community Leaders. Readers so far are Milwaukie City Councilors Lisa Batey, Kathy Hyzy and Adam Khosroabadi and St. John the Evangelist Rector Jeanne Kaliszewski. They will be reading their own work or their favorite poets for about 35 minutes. There may be additional Featured Readers. The reading will be followed by an Open Mic. The Open Mic will follow their reading. Email Tom Hogan at tomhogan2@comcast.net (link sends e-mail) to register. Registration includes link to watch and listen on Zoom. Plan to read 1 or 2 poems depending on the number of participants and length of the poems. If time permits additional poems will be allowed. The event will…
Free
Open Mic Poetry featuring Katerina Canyon
Wildwood Saloon 1955 W Burnside St, Portland, OR, United StatesSignups at 7:30
Free
The Moth: StorySLAM: Crossroads
The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesCROSSROADS: Prepare a five-minute story about a turning point in your life. Do or die, now or never. Saying or doing something you can never take back. Turning down the job, saying yes to the tattoo, breaking up with not-the-one. Opportunities, decisions or indecision. Am I this stray dog's forever home? Taking the high road or the low road. Right, left or full steam ahead... COVID Requirements: See The Old Church's COVID Policy for details. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. This venue is 16+ *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts
$15
Slamlandia ft. Nykole Jackson
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesSlamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safer space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in community. This event takes place in-person. Proof of Covid-19 vaccine or a negative PCR test is required for admittance. Please see our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person events at Literary Arts. Hosted by Julia Gaskill. Julia Gaskill Julia Gaskill is a professional daydreamer hailing from Portland, Oregon. Her poetry examines the tightrope we sometimes walk of feeling our voices censored and also being unabashedly ourselves. Her poems touch on everyday…
Free
PSU Lit Mic
Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United StatesPSU Lit Mic is always lit. Hosted by the delightful and compelling duo Jordan and Grace. You don’t need to be affiliated with PSU to participate. You wrote it, you read it.
Free
Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Xylophone Mykland
Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for a poetry slam and open mic!! Masks are heavily encouraged. There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Xylophone Mykland! More about Xylophone: Xylophone Mykland is a neurodivergent, nonbinary lesbian poet. This event is part of the book release for their debut collection, Someone I Can Hold Gently, published with First Matter Press. They were part of the winning slam team at Southwest Shootout in 2018. When they're not writing poetry, you can find them Googling “androgynous outfits,” applying for public assistance, and thinking about poetry. Find them at xylophonepoetry.com or @xylophonepoetry on Instagram & Twitter. We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our…
Free – $5
Wordlights Poetry Popup Show ft. Kim Shuck
Honey Latte Cafe 1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR, United StatesWordlights Poetry Popup Show is coming to Honey Latte Cafe on Sunday, September 18th! Come and enjoy a feature by Kim Shuck and bring your poem to our open mic. ~ About Our Feature ~ Kim Shuck is a silly protein. Shuck is solo author of nine books, two prose and seven poetry. She has edited, co-edited, or assistant edited a further eight anthologies of poetry, primarily from around the San Francisco Bay Area. Kim served as the 7th Poet Laureate of San Francisco and when the pandemic shut down started she organized a poem of the day project through the San Francisco Public Library, featuring street poets, young poets, elder poets and every once in awhile a well known poet. She hosts at least…
Free
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