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WITS Writer Winter Reading

Online N/A, Portland

Join Writers in the Schools (WITS) as we close out this year in community for our annual WITS Writer Winter Reading. Although we’d normally gather in the library at Literary Arts, we invite you to cozy up from the comfort of your own spaces and listen to literary excellence at this virtual reading held via Zoom. This free public event will feature WITS writers Brian Benson, CJ Wiggan, Dey Rivers, Matt Smith, Meg E. Griffitts, Valarie Pearce, and others. — RSVP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdOmgqTMoGdIQc07ZCqqDMYiPaExtqLNw — After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. For tech questions about the event, please contact Jules Ohman, WITS Program Specialist, at jules@literary-arts.org. — To learn more about Writers in the Schools, and our roster…

Free

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Ilyus Evander

Online N/A, Portland

Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on December 17th. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom link in advance. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoc-ysrTIvE93cQLC2hVXBKpbnt2-KWQ83 Sign ups for the open mic will be posted at 6:30pm PT day of via Facebook posts and an Instagram story. Comment / reply to get your name on the list. Our open mic will begin at 7pm. Poets gets 3 minutes to share poetry - please do not go over time. We will have a feature from Ilyus Evander. Ilyus Evander (they/them) is a disabled, non-binary trans fem poet, educator, and organizer based in…

Free

STAY HOME STAY QUEER

Online N/A, Portland

Our next Zoom open mic is Dec 17th!! If you’d like a holiday writing prompt/s, think about “passion” and “support,” two things we all thrive with. Zoom code: 878 8742 4707 Password: poetry

Free