LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.

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Pomodoro: Writing Alone Together with Natalie Serber

Online N/A, Portland

Writers, having trouble focusing? Getting words on the page when our lives are so topsy turvy can be hard. There’s newsfeeds to check, social media to refresh, bread to bake, tomatoes to plant, homeschooling and another zoom meeting/happy hour to attend. Enter the pomodoro, named after the famous kitchen timer in the shape of a tomato. This free event takes place on Zoom, using the “audio only” option. If you’d like to participate, follow this link to register. Please note you need to register every time you attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/upQlduqsrj4v-xYNxRuLuks78mGeEz44uA Each session is limited to 25 people. From your host, Natalie Serber: Each Wednesday, from 12:30 – 2:30, we’ll virtually meet for a focused window of writing and community. We’ll have a quick hello, share a…

Free

Your Next Good Read? Let a teen tell you!

Online N/A, Portland

Are you in a reading rut? Do you love a good YA novel? Teen council members from St. Johns and Hollywood libraries, and librarians Alicia and Danielle will tell you about the books they've loved. Join us for a lively presentation, and be prepared to fill your To Be Read list with great titles! Register and join this event virtually Call into this event by dialing 1-415-655-0001 Access code- 922 456 367

Free

HOCUS Reading: The Tarot

Rose City Coffee Co. - Brooklyn Park 3370 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland

HOCUS is a quarterly reading event in the guise of a secret society. Our reading events are simultaneously silly and serious. "Hilarious," "profound," "close to the bone," and "goofy" are all words which were bandied about by attendees of our last event.

Free