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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Raggedy Andey

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 Raggedy Andey! More about Raggedy Andey: Raggedy Andey is a poet and spoken-word artist born and raised in Santa Cruz, California. Her poetry ranges from feminist slam poetry to dark metaphorical prose to intense self-reflection which has always been the role of writing in her life. She is the Santa Cruz Legendary Collective’s Co-Slam Master and Grand Slam Champion of 2015 through 2018. Competing in the National Poetry Slam (2015) and Southwest Shoot Out (2018), in which she won the independent competition, as well as taking first place with the Legendary Team overall.…

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Free – $5

Gary Anderson, Jessica Pierce, Bob Sterry

Multnomah County Library 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

Free Range Poetry presents Gary Anderson, Jessica Pierce, Bob Sterry Monday, June 3, 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. Gary Anderson was raised near the mouth of the Columbia River. He has been moderator for spoken word events at Finnish-American Folk Festivals in Naselle, Washington and Finn Fest USA events nationally. In the fall of 2017, Gary led a Nature Conservancy poetry-in-place presentation in a 240 acre preserve in Onota, Michigan. A one-off book was prepared for the event and featured poems for those places visited on a hike through the preserve. Gary’s…

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Free

p:ear street poem

p:ear 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join p:ear gallery as we launch an interactive art installation we have dubbed the “p:ear street poem”. This festive event will transform the p:ear gallery into a giant canvas for individuals who have been or are currently part of Portland’s homeless community. This canvas will be designated for individuals to share their stories, poems and inspirations with. The p:ear street poem will be up for two months and serve as a growing sounding board for communications artistic and otherwise. Based upon the “Manchester Street Poem” this two-month event will be coordinated with support from p:ear youth and other old town social service agencies including Street Roots and Friends of Noise.

Free

Slamlandia Says Farewell To Guilder – ft. Doc Luben

Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United States

We have had such an amazing, wonderful year and a half calling Guilder our home, and we are truly honored to have brought so much art into their beautiful, welcoming space. While it is bittersweet to say goodbye to such a terrific venue, we are excited for our last at Guilder hoorah with one last poetry open mic and slam. Come to our last Guilder show on Thursday, JUNE 6TH - featuring Portland's very own Doc Luben. Doors and sign-ups are at 6:00 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 6:30 PM. Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below.…

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Free – $5

The Verse featuring Jonie Blinman

Devil's Den 1510 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

The Verse is happening every first Friday of the month at the Devil's Den presented to you by Nova Productions in collaboration with songwriter Jonie Blinman! Join us for a night of music and spoken word where incredibly talented local artists share their amazing works in the intimate environment of our favorite wine shop in town! On June 7th, enjoy the music and poetry from Trent Toney, Kyndel Dollison, Red O’Hare, Rosa Linda & Frank Salcido, Sunny Pache and your guest host Igor Brezhnev. The Den has a huge selection of wines but also beer and cider! This is a 21+ establishment but your puppies are welcome! There is no cover however we have a huge bucket for tips and each dollar made during the…

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Free – $5

Fonograf Benefit Fundraiser Party

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

On Saturday, June 8 from 7pm-9pm at Outlet, the non-profit literary record label Fonograf Ed. presents a benefit fundraiser to inaugurate both the summer and the label’s new and forthcoming releases. The event will feature readings/performances from poet Anis Mojgani (http://thepianofarm.com) and musical groups Whip (https://www.timesbold.net/) and Deserve (https://deserve.bandcamp.com/). Sara Brant Guest and Jeff Alessandrelli will host the evening. The zero waste pop-up shop UTILITY will also be on site from 5-7pm; find more info about UTILITY at https://www.utilityzerowaste.com/. Outlet is the studio space of Kate Bingaman-Burt. It also hosts workshops and facilitates pop-up events and projects. About Fonograf Editions: Fonograf Ed. publishes albums influenced by language and literature. Each release is available in both an analog and digital format, with a particular focus on…

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Free

Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday June 8th, we'll have a feature from Micah Fletcher, two mini features from Red O'Hare & David McIntire, and a short set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Micah Fletcher Micah Fletcher is a nationally recognized poet and spoken word artist who took first place in Portland Oregon’s city wide youth poetry competition called Verselandia in 2013. MINI FEATURES FROM: Red O’Hare Red O'Hare is a Ashkenazi Jewish American poet from Oakland, California where she featured twice with Bay Area Generations. A product of Presbyterian missionaries from the Belgian Congo and Eastern European carny folk, Red has been performing poetry for 20 years with varying rates of success. She…

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Free

Spare Room Reading: Alan Bernheimer and Seann McCollum

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Alan Bernheimer's latest collection is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA's Open Space and in The Equalizer, The Delineator, and Hambone. The Spoonlight Institute was published by Adventures in Poetry in 2009. Born and raised in Manhattan, he has lived in the Bay Area since the 1970s. He produces a portrait gallery of poets reading on flickr. His translation of Philippe Soupault's memoir, Lost Profiles: Memoirs of Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, was published by City Lights in 2016. More information is at The Electronic Poetry Center. Seann McCollum is an art-school dropout from Philadelphia and the author of twenty-odd self-published books of poetry and prose.  He is currently at work on a book-length apology for helping…

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Free – $5

Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Avery Gadling

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 Avery Gadling! More about Avery: Avery Gadling is a southern transplant who lost his accent on their journey over the mountains. They love their homemade family, Magic, and their four legged toddler. (Who, in all forms, is way cooler than he is) Avery can often be found writing, drawing, and creating impossible things. You can find Averys work across multiple platforms. Most activly instagram @Gadlingpoetry and Facebook @Gadlingpoetry We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except…

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Free – $5

An Evening with Mighty Mike McGee, Anis Mojgani, & Brian Ellis

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

NovaPDX presents a Wordlights Special: An evening with Mighty Mike McGee with special guests, Anis Mojgani & Brian Ellis. It is a rare treat to enjoy poetry from all three of these poets. Mighty Mike McGee Mighty Mike McGee is a well-traveled "stand-up poet" and storyteller from San José, California. In the world of poetry slam, he is the first to win both the 2003 National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Championship and the 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Grand Championship. He has toured very extensively throughout United States, Canada and Europe. Since 2002, he's covered several hundred thousand miles performing his brand of poetry and humor. McGee has been featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBC Radio and Television, and NPR's Snap Judgment. He was…

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$5 – $15
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