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Barbara Kingsolver in Conversation With Lavinia Singer Ticketed Event

Online N/A, Portland

In her intimate new collection, Barbara Kingsolver, the beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and more than a dozen other New York Times bestsellers, winner or finalist for the Pulitzer and countless other prizes, now trains her eye on the everyday and the metaphysical in poems that are smartly crafted, emotionally rich, and luminous. In her second poetry collection, How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) (Harper), Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild. She begins with “how to” poems addressing everyday matters such as being hopeful, married, divorced; shearing a sheep; praying to unreliable gods; doing nothing at all; and of course, flying. Next come rafts of poems about making peace (or not) with the complicated bonds of friendship…

$24.99

Fall Poetry Workshop

Online N/A, Portland

IPRC Creative Workshops for Fall 2020 will be held online via zoom, PST. This is a workshop for all levels, whether you’ve just written your first poem or have been seriously writing for years. Each week, we’ll read and discuss one another’s work, emphasizing both craft (the shaping and forming of language) as well as the vision that’s unique to each individual. Our conversations will rest upon the assumption that there is no “correct” answer in art—that is, the thoughts and feelings that each piece of writing evokes will be a welcome part of the discussion. All aesthetics are welcome, experimentation is encouraged, and we will strive to meet each piece of writing on its own terms. Through engaging with one another’s work, we’ll dive…

$250

October Open Mic feat. Ilyus Evander

Online N/A, Portland

Join us for our October Open Mic! Sign ups will be available in the event 30 minutes before we start! You will have 3 minutes to read 1-2 poems. We will have a feature from Ilyus Evander! More about Ilyus: Ilyus Evander is a non-binary transfem poet, playwrite, organizer, and educator based in Providence. They have represented the Providence Poetry Slam at Brave New Voices, the National Poetry Slam, and the Women of the World Poetry Slam. They are a two time finalist at the Capturing Fire International Queer Poetry Summit and a 2018 FEMSlam Champion as part of team Tender Bitch! Their work can be found in BrokenHead, CapFire Press, the Stoked! Anthology, Burrowing Artists, and elsewhere. Their debut poetry collection, Heavier Than Wait…

Free