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Wordlights Poetry ft. Micah Fletcher

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

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings are presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, February 29th, we'll have a feature from Micah Fletcher and a long set poetry open mic! This show is hosted by Allegra White! OUR FEATURE: Micah Fletcher Micah Fletcher is a nationally recognized poet and spoken word artist who took first place in Portland Oregon’s city wide youth poetry competition called Verselandia in 2013. YOUR HOST: Allegra White Allegra White is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. Allegra's chapbook of poetry On The Backs Of Product Request Forms (2019) explores themes of escapism and humor in the mundane. Her full length poetry collection will be released in 2020 by Lightship Press. She studied English…

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Brianna Renae

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!!! This will be the first qualifier for our second semi-final for the International Poetry Slam! 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 WOWPS representative, Brianna Renae! More about Brianna: Brianna Renae is a spoken word artist from Portland, Oregon. She started writing as a way to heal herself and was pleased to find out that her words helped heal others as well. Brianna’s work centers around themes of activism for equality, vulnerability of love, and raw black girl magic. All of her work is centered from a female perspective. Brianna’s poetry embraces her intersectionality as a…

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Jennifer Dorner, Ana Michalowsky, Matt Spohn

Multnomah County Library - Northwest Meeting Room 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

Free Range Poetry presents Jennifer Dorner, Ana Michalowsky, Matthew Spohn Monday 2, 2020 Northwest Library 2300 NW Thurman Street Portland 6:00 - 7:30 pm Please arrive early, capacity of room approximately 45 people An open mic will precede featured poets. Sign up for open mic begins at 5:30 pm Open mic readers limited to two pages of material Jennifer Dorner’s poetry has appeared in Chicago Quarterly Review, Clackamas Literary Review, Cloudbank, Sugar House Review, Timberline Review, The Inflectionist Review, Verseweavers and VoiceCatcher. Dorner was a finalist in the 2016 Ruth Stone Poetry Prize and a finalist for the 2018 Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program. In 2019, she received 1st Place in the Oregon Poetry Association’s spring contest in both the Poet’s Choice and Members Only…

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ONE PAGE Wednesday: March

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

Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh work. Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented Portland writers.Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! March's One Page Wednesday is hosted by Natalie Serber. The featured readers are Matthew Dickman and Karen Karbo. The reading begins at 7:00. Doors open around 6:30 p.m. Potential readers can sign up to read and after the list is full, they can add their name to the fishbowl and Natalie will draw as many additional names to read as we have time for before 8:30 p.m. One Page = one page,…

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OPP: Other People’s Poems

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

Recite another person’s poem…. Just do it.

Free

Wordlights Poetry ft. Caroline Holm

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

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings are presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, March 7th, we'll have a feature from Caroline Holm and a long set poetry open mic! This show is hosted by Red O'Hare! OUR FEATURE: Caroline Holm Caroline Holm is a 25 year-old Oregon-based artist and writer. Her poetry touches on love, spirituality and the healing truths found present in the phases and systems of the natural world. She will be performing work from her new book of poems and original illustrations, Woodland, due out this spring. To learn more about her work and book release, visit carolineholmpoetry.com or @carolineholmpoetry on Instagram. YOUR HOST: Red O'Hare Red O'Hare is a Ashkenazi Jewish American poet…

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Joy Young

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!!! This will be the first qualifier for our second semi-final for the International Poetry Slam! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Joy Young! More about Joy: Joy Young is a performance and teaching spoken word artist based in Phoenix, AZ. Their work has been featured on Button Poetry and Everyday Feminism as well as on stages and in colleges and classrooms across the country. They are the cofounder and editor of Prickly Pear Printing, a project dedicated to highlighting written and visual work with a focus on growth, beauty, and the celebration of queer bodies. Whether creating storytelling curriculum…

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Slamlandia March Literary Arts ft. SJ

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

Join us on MARCH 12TH for a 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 feature from the incredible Cheryl Maddalena! Sarah Jean Valiquette is a Canadian actor, poet, photographer, fight director, and Pisces, as well as the creator and curator of (re)markable project. SJ has studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Banff Centre for the Arts and has a BFA in theatre from the University of…

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Mindy Nettifee

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

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna of Printed Matter Vancouver Featuring Mindy Nettifee 7 pm Thursday, March 12 Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 and closes at 7 $5 Suggested donation No one turned away for lack of funds 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, ANTI-FASCIST, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 https://printedmattervancouver.com/2020/02/14/ghost-town-poetry-open-mic-featuring-mindy-nettifee-at-angst-gallery-march-12-2020/ MINDY NETTIFEE is a poet, storyteller, trauma researcher, and psychonaut. She is the director of the creative and story services agency Free Delivery LLC; teaches writing and performance workshops for Literary Arts; and produces stories for radio and stage with…

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Alejandro Jimenez

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

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings are presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, March 14th, we'll have a feature from Alejandro Jimenez and a long set poetry open mic! This show is hosted by Allegra White! OUR FEATURE: Alejandro Jimenez Alejandro is a multiple-time TEDx Speaker, multiple-time National Poetry Slam Semi-Finalist, and Emmy-nominated writer and poet from Colima, Mexico, living in the US. His work focuses on cultural identity, immigrant narratives, masculinity, memory, and the intersection of them all. His self-published book Moreno. Prieto. Brown. (2017) has sold over 1,000 copies - despite all the typos. More at www.alejandropoetry.com. YOUR HOST: Allegra White Allegra White is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. Allegra's chapbook of poetry On…

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