Eva Bertoglio Reading
Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United StatesEva Bertoglio Reading
Free
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Poetry
Delve Seminar: Mid-Century Moderns: The Poetry of Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesRobert Frost and Wallace Stevens were two of the most important modern American poets. Their collected poems represent distinct and original responses to twentieth century literary modernism and to the culture of their time. And unlike T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, they did not gain early notoriety through radical technique or bold pronouncement. Drawn as they were to the international currents of modernism, they also remained rooted in the American scene and developed their own, deeply personal approaches to becoming modern poets. As they grew as poets and slowly published their work, the value and enormity of their achievement was gradually recognized. Frost was no longer seen as a regional poet of a vanishing rural world, and Stevens was recognized as more than a home-grown…
$220
LEMON WORLD 9
Lone Fir Cemetery Southeast 26th Avenue and Southeast Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesA weekly poetry reading series that takes place in Lone Fir Cemetery. Lemon World 9 features poetry by Robert Torres, Tyler Meese, and Madison Hames. Bring a candle. *Reading site is visible from the cemetery entrance on the Morrison side across from the Belmont Apartments*
Free
Slamlandia September Literary Arts Show ft. Jane Belinda
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin 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, WA, United StatesGhost 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
Rocking Frog Cafe Open Mic
Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United StatesCome by on Friday, September 13th and share your music, poetry or comedy at the first Rocking Frog Cafe Open Mic hosted by our music resident Tate AK & poet Igor Brezhnev. Signups are from 5:30PM to 6PM, 12 ten minute slots are available and names will be drawn randomly throughout the evening. We'll have a featured artist as well. ~ Rocking Frog Cafe is an independently run, local gem in the lower Belmont District of southeast Portland. Nestled in a lovely early-century Craftsman-style bungalow, we offer a comfortable place to study, eat and socialize. Find out more about The Rocking Frog at rockingfrogpdx.com. ~ NovaPDX is a talent and production company based in Portland, Oregon. We organize and host performance and educational events, showcasing…
Free
Slamlandia House Show – ft. Danielle Estelle Ramsay & Fitz
Pointy House 2930 SE Clay St, Portland, OR, United StatesIt's time for another Slamlandia house show - this time featuring the terrific Danielle Estelle Ramsay & Fitz! This show will be held at Pointy House (2930 SE Clay Street) on Saturday, August 24th. Show will be out in Pointy's backyard (subject to move inside if weather is a problem (cause Portland) but highly doubtful that will be the case). Door opens & signups at 6:00pm, show starts at 6:30pm. Some snacks and drinks will be provided (on a donation basis) - feel free to bring your own as well! ***There will be a $5 required entry fee at the door*** This house show will have an open mic that you can sign up to read in, as well as short spotlight features from Chelsea…
$5
Last Day for Exhibit: NIEDECKER PANELS by KATHERINE KUEHN
Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United StatesKatherine Kuehn’s gorgeous wall hangings present short poems by the incomparable Lorine Niedecker, sewn onto vintage textiles hand-dyed in indigo. The Niedecker panels are accompanied by two other sewn projects featuring texts by David Abel (Threnos) and Henry David Thoreau (Winter Lines). Printer, printmaker, and book artist Katherine Kuehn has been sewing texts for many years, making innovative objects that transform the act of reading. “After twenty-five years of setting type by hand,” she once remarked, “I wanted something slower.” The works in the exhibition can be seen during regular shop hours (Thursday through Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm), as well as by appointment other days and times.
Free
Monthly Poetry Gathering w John Morrison | Second Saturdays | Sep – Jan
Attic Institute 4232 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR, United States"If I write, the dark shadows move away from my desk." ~ Donald Murray Here’s a workshop that can flow with the longer rhythms of your writing. A Saturday afternoon of each month, we’ll gather and share one or two poems in a comfortable but focused fashion. You choose the poem to share based on what feedback you are looking for; the poems could range from ones you want ready to submit for publication, to experimental pieces that need a supportive but critical eye. Along the way we’ll talk about craft and how to grow and sustain a fulfilling practice. Come ready to share your poems and insights and to carry generous feedback home to your writing desk. | Maximum: 9 writers Register for this workshop Teacher:…
$210 – $237
Wordlights Poetry ft. Bri Gowdy & Kate Leddy
Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United StatesWordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, September 14th, we are welcoming Bri Gowdy & Kate Leddy back from their tour! Of course, there will be a short set poetry open mic as well! OUR FEATURE: Bri Gowdy Bri Gowdy is a poet from Portland Oregon. In January she was published in The Rising Phoenix Review. Her chapbook There is Room for You Here, ( that is undoubtedly a Scorpio) covers topics such as self love, friendship and god stuff. Bri is most inspired when she is working with youth poets, or leading workshops. Bri above all is thankful to her community and believes deeply in accessible art. Bri spends much of her time organizing…
Free
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