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The Bertha Vervain Series: Zines & Broadsides by Black [Womxn & Queer] Folks

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland

Presented by Dovesong Labs to submit, email: info@dovesonglabs.net (1) zine or up to (3) poems for Broadside consideration eligibility parameters: BLACK WOMAN / QUEER WRITER 18+ NO FULL-LENGTH PUBLISHED POETRY OR HYBRID PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK OK! DEADLINE: JULY 1ST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED: AUGUST 1ST. email: info@dovesonglabs.net for any questions WINNERS RECEIVE: 50 COPIES OF ZINE OR BROADSIDE HIGH QUALITY PDF/PNF/TIFF OR PRINTS CASH PRIZE ($100 FOR ZINE / $75 FOR BROADSIDE) 1-2 ZINES & 2-3 BROADSIDES WILL BE SELECTED EMAIL: INFO@DOVESONGLABS.NET TO SUBMIT

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

Multnomah County Library 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland

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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