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Creatives and Cocktails: Poetry and Prose edition

Santé Bar 411 NW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Hey Fam! Ever find yourself writing something that makes you think, “Damn, I wish I could read this in the Park Blocks”? Well, sigh no more! Stay Litt is hosting a poetry and prose night where you can share your best rhymes and stories. This is a free event held at Santé Bar, and the performers must sign up in advance. We’ll be prioritizing the voices of historically marginalized populations. If you’re interested in performing, email us at staylittpdx@gmail.com or you can pm us. Looking forward to seeing ya’ll!

Free

Tin House Summer Workshop Readings: Garth Greenwell, Terese Marie Mailhot, and Samiya Bashir

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

8:00 pm,  Cerf Amphitheater– Signing to Follow Garth Greenwell, Terese Marie Mailhot, Patricia Smith Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs to You, which won the British Book Award for Debut of the Year, was longlisted for the National Book Award, and was a finalist for six other awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, it was named a Best Book of 2016 by over fifty publications in nine countries, and is being translated into a dozen languages. His short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, A Public Space, and VICE, and he has written criticism for The New Yorker, the…

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Free

Tin House Summer Workshop Lectures: Natalie Diaz, D. A. Powell, Camille T. Dungy, Garth Greenwell, Kelly Link, and Justin Torres, with Elizabeth DeMeo

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

9:00 am – 9:50 am, Vollum Lecture Hall The Necessary and Dangerous Differences Between Sense and Sensuality, with Natalie Diaz 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm, Vollum Lecture Hall Spilling the Tea: A Conversation between D. A. Powell and Camille T. Dungy How do ideas become poems and how do poets come up with ideas? Poets Camille Dungy and D. A. Powell talk about the role of conversation, influence, history, form, resistance, improvisation and stubborn independence in their own work and work they admire. Also, how to support and encourage poetry as a living art, an impactful and meaningful interaction between words, space, and humanity. What to listen to and what to shut out. How to address the chronic cruelties of the world with compassion. What…

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$10

Channeling the Creative Self Through Tarot and Magic

Sou'wester Lodge 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA, United States

Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series Channeling the Creative Self Through Tarot and Magic with instructor Coleman Stevenson This workshop will introduce a range of spontaneous and magical methods for accessing creative impulses. We will find “the muse” in unexpected places and practice allowing it to come through without restriction. Prompts will use methods such as divination, magical writing, spontaneous mark-making, and severe constraints. We will also examine the work of artists and writers who have employed such methods in their own creations. This class is designed for artists and writers who want to broaden or recharge their practices, or for anyone seeking a greater connection with their creative self. Materials for all exercises will be provided as part of the registration fee. Coleman Stevenson is an…

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$40

Tin House Summer Workshop Readings: Rebecca Makkai, Natalie Diaz, and Mitchell S. Jackson

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

8:00 pm,  Cerf Amphitheater– Signing to Follow Rebecca Makkai, Natalie Diaz, Mitchell S. Jackson Rebecca Makkai is the Chicago-based author of the novels The Great Believers, The Hundred-Year House, and The Borrower, as well as the short story collection Music for Wartime. Her short fiction won a 2017 Pushcart Prize, and was chosen for The Best American Short Stories for four consecutive years (2008-2011). The recipient of a 2014 NEA fellowship, Makkai is on the MFA faculties of Sierra Nevada College and Northwestern University, and she is the Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago. Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. She is Mojave and an enrolled member of the Gila…

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Free

Oh Word!?: QTPOC Writing Workshop

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Oh Word!? is a generative & developmental workshop space where writers will bring both original work & create new work from found & provided materials. Each session will feature a creative exercise & dedicated workshop time for works in progress. Structurally, we will be navigating media, poetics & the digital landscapes of which we attempt to make sense. Works created or completed in the workshop sessions will be collected into a small bound zine & participating writers would be invited to read a public installation. Dates: Mondays 7-9pm July 15th – August 12th Class Capacity: 10 Price: Sliding scale $25-50* Audience: QTBIPOC *2 scholarships spots available. To inquire about scholarships email hquinn@iprc.org

$25 – $50

Everything is Fine Series #11

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

A casual monthly reading to help you forget all that other sh*t. **LAST MONTH AT MOTHER FOUCAULT’S! Stay tuned for new venue news.

Free

HOCUS Reading

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

Participatory reading series with a social aspect and an esoteric vibe. For each reading we take submissions on a theme. This reading's theme is "Rites and Rituals." Scheduled readers will be Meg Fancher, Lea Peace, Lyndal Cairns, and Darlene Zimbardi. The Hermetic Order of Clandestine Urban Scribes, or HOCUS, is a literary reading series with a tongue-in-cheek emphasis on the ritual aspects of writing. Be prepared for a few peculiar ceremonies, a little music, and some stories and poems centering on July 17th's theme: Rites and Rituals. Go to www.hocus.ink for more information or to submit work.

Free

Improv Rules for Writers Workshop (presented by Bigfoot Reg.)

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

Improv Rules For Writers 3 Simple Rules Making More, Better, Faster, Writing Without Anxiety Skyler Reed, Editor at Moved By Words (http://www.movedbywords.org) All Levels All Genres / Writing Styles Includes Optional Feedback Component Send a note to skyler@movedbywords.org if you want to send all-genre/all-style work of up to 10 pages in advance to be discussed in class or after class Drawing from a diverse background of both musical and stage improvisation, Skyler Reed presents a new kind of writing workshop that focuses on how you can say ‘yes’ to every word you write and become consistently re-generative and joyful in your writing process by introducing improvisation techniques into your own work. Create work that is meaningful and ‘yes’-filled from the first word to the last,…

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Free

Taxonomy Based Writing Workshop (presented by Bigfoot Regional)

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

Our surroundings provide us with wonder. Language blossoms from the same roots the flowers do. This generative writing workshop will use floral native to Oregon as inspiration for blossoming new work. Event hosted by Jayy Dodd. 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
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