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Slamlandia September Literary Arts Show ft. Jane Belinda

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Join us on SEPTEMBER 12TH for our second Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! This is a qualifying slam to get into our WOWPS finals later this year. 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 absolute best, Jane Belinda! Jane Belinda is a queer Jewish poet from Portland who wants to be a giant tortoise when they grow up. They write about grief and stuff. They have been on Finals stage at IWPS…

Free

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Joannie Stangeland

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna of Printed Matter Vancouver Featuring Joannie Stangeland 7 pm Thursday, August 8 Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 and closes at 7 $5 Suggested donation 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, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 Joannie Stangeland is the author of The Scene You See, In Both Hands, and Into the Rumored Spring. She received the 2019 Crosswinds Poetry Journal grand prize, and her poems have also appeared in Boulevard, Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, and other journals. https://printedmattervancouver.com/2019/08/11/ghost-town-poetry-open-mic-featuring-joannie-stangeland-at-angst-gallery-on-september-12-2019/

Free – $5