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Slamlandia April Picnic PDX Poetry Open Mic

Picnic PDX 1305 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on APRIL 18TH for our third Thursday Poetry Open Mic! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic! Show begins at 7:00 PM Picnic PDX 1305 NW 23rd Avenue Portland, OR 97210 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. $5 suggested donation at door. This show will not have a poetry slam or a featured poet. We ask for just poetry on this mic, no music or stand up comedy. ★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★ The open mic will start the show out. The open mic is a great way to share your wonderful poetry! You can share…

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Free – $5

Bone Tax Poem Club: April Edition

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Readers: Skyler Reed, Andrew Rogers, Michelle Overby, and manuel arturo abreu. And host: Ross Robbins!

Free

Comedy vs. Tragedy #14

Cider Riot 807 NE Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Three musicians vs. three poets vs. three comedians! - the audience picks the winners! Plus a featured performance and a raffle! ************************************************** PRICE OF TICKETS $10 online with an advanced purchase or $15 at the door. Get yours now at WWW.NOVAPDX.ORG ************************************************** ROUND ONE – NINE PERFORMERS Three poets will perform one piece in their round. Then the audience will select their favorite performance by applause and that poet will advance to the final round. Then three comedians will perform and the audience will select one to advance. Then three musicians will perform and the audience will select one of them to join the poet and the comedian in the final round. COMEDY Becky Braunstein Kate Murphy Lydia Manning MUSIC Nina XO POETRY Jennifer Robin…

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$10

Poetry reading: Amber West, Jennifer Perrine, Kelly Terwilliger

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Amber West is a writer, educator, and theater maker originally from California with roots in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Her full-length poetry collection, Hen & God was published in 2017 and described by the Washington Independent Review of Books as "out of the ordinary writing." Greed and destruction have reigned too long! Artists, humans, Portlanders, it's time we EGG UP! Join poets Jennifer Perrine, Kelly Terwilliger, and Amber West at the delightful Rose City Book Pub for a free evening of poetry, conversation, and revelry. Amber is in town as part of the Oregon leg of her national #EggUp poetry book tour. See below for poet bios and book info. Please spread the word and we hope to see you there! About the Poets: Jennifer Perrine…

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Free

Peach Blossom Poetry Series: Stella Jeng Guillory

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR, United States

Chinese gardens in China and Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland are filled with poetic inscriptions: as text, calligraphy, engravings and plaques. Inspired by the culture of literature in Chinese gardens, prolific poets share their work with garden visitors every Saturday in April at 3 p.m. Included with Lan Su membership or admission; no registration is required. April 6 A. Molotkov April 13 Clemens Starck April 20 Stella Jeng Guillory April 27 Joni Renee Whitworth About the Presenters: Born in Russia, A. Molotkov moved to the US in 1990 and switched to writing in English in 1993. His poetry collections are The Catalog of Broken Things, Application of Shadows, and Synonyms for Silence (Acre Books/Cincinnati Review, 2019). Published by Kenyon, Iowa, Antioch, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Bennington and…

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$10

An Evening of Poetry with Rob Schlegel and Katie Peterson

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

Join us Saturday, April 20 at 7 pm to hear Rob Schlegel and Katie Peterson read from their new collections of poetry. Rob Schlegel is the author of The Lesser Fields (Center for Literary Publishing 2009), selected by James Longenbach for the Colorado Prize for Poetry, and January Machine (Four Way Books 2014), selected by Stephanie Burt for the Grub Street National Book Prize. His third collection is In the Tree Where the Double Sex Sleeps (University of Iowa Press 2019), selected by Brenda Shaughnessy for the Iowa Poetry Prize. With the poets Daniel Poppick and Rawaan Alkhatib, he co-edits The Catenary Press. Most recently, he has taught at Whitman College, and in the MFA Program at Portland State University. With calm abandon, Rob Schlegel stands among…

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Free

Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Wayne Henry

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Wayne Henry! More about Wayne: Wayne Henry was raised in South Central Los Angeles, exposed to a melting pot of different cultures which allows for him to have a broad canvas for his work. He moved to Dallas TX in 2008 and has become a passionate poet who writes each line to watch it come alive through poetry. He is dedicated to bringing awareness to issue such as mental health, oppression, depression and concepts of spiritual growth. A poet, teacher, father and P.O.C enthusiast. Passion with purpose pushes life to new heights. He…

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Free – $5

Poem-a-Day: How to Write a Connected Series

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A Chapbook in a Month – POEM-A-DAY: HOW TO WRITE A CONNECTED SERIES with Penelope Scambly Schott In this workshop we will discuss how to create an extended body of work that goes together, whether by topic or tone or sequence.  Poet Penelope Scambly Schott (author of NOVEMBER QUILT and other books) will briefly describe her process and results. Then we as a group will brainstorm topics and approaches. We will each experiment with an organizing idea and make notes toward a first poem in our own possible new series. If participants are interested, we can plan to meet again in about a month to see what we’ve done. Group limit: 15. Cost: $28. Prerequisites: none. To sign up email Penelope: penelopeschott@comcast.net

$28

The Poet’s Toolkit Part 2: Shape – Kate Gray

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

During poetry month, honor your tender and fierce heart. Add tools to your poetry toolkit. You’ll start with sound, how your words can change your reader’s body. No experience necessary. You’ll write and share in a tremendously safe environment, using the Gateless Method. This workshop will give you practical ways to distinguish this writing form from others, practice in applying the tool, and the light to show you how brilliantly you shine. Part 1 of 3: Sound (Monday, April 15th, 6-8pm) Part 2 of 3: Shape Part 3 of 3: Sense (Wednesday, May 1, 6-8pm) All sessions will be held in the loft at Another Read Through. Register for each part a la carte on a sliding scale ($60-80), or for all three at a…

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Free

Poetry Practice Space

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

Poetry Practice Space is a monthly gathering for poets and writers. Writing materials, readings and prompts for generative writing will be provided. Come share a space to talk about your writing practice, and current writing projects, bemoan rejections, celebrate acceptances, share writing resources— and write together! Consider Poetry Practice Space the calisthenics for your poetics. Suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds Free for members

Free
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