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The 2020 Brazilian Literary Spring in the U.S.

Lewis & Clark - Gregg Pavilion 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR, United States

The Printemps Littéraire Brésilien is part of a research and educational initiative that is also aims to promote Lusophone literatures around the World. This annual colloquium was originally idealized by professor Leonardo Tonus (Sorbonne Université) to promote and to expand the training of students in institutions of higher education. Since its inception in 2014, the event has become an important space for debates on Brazilian literature, fomenting new readings and enriching experiences around the Portuguese language. In the 2020 U.S. edition, readings and panels will take place in several cities across the country between February 16th and April 16th. The event is organized in partnership with universities and cultural organizations: Columbia University, Brown University, Indiana University, University of New Mexico, University of Washighton, Oregon Center…

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Wordlights Hour on Shady Pines Radio

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings, presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev, continue as an internet radio show on Shady Pines Radio. Huge thanks to Shady Pines Media for providing us with this platform to share our poetry. Tune in every Saturday from 6PM to 7PM at www.shadypinesradio.com to hear poems by poets from Portland and elsewhere. To submit your audio recordings of poems for our show send them to wordlightspoetry@gmail.com. Please introduce yourself, tell the listeners how to find your work online and read a poem or two, under 7 minutes. You can also submit your poetry albums to our collection to feature on the radio, if you do, please include a link where your album can be…

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Free

A Virtual Open Mic

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our first ever Virtual Open Mic! We will make a post on the day of the event for folks to sign up! You will have 3 minutes to read a poem! This event will be held on Zoom. We will post a link 15 minutes before the event for folks to join. You do not need video or microphone capabilities to watch but you do need at least a microphone in order to read. Since this will be our first go at this, there may be some kinks to work out so be patient. We are hoping to do a slam and have features in the future.

Free

The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Zoom Edition

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to the restrictions to keep us safe from the Coronavirus, The Work will continue as a remote workshop via Zoom. Please email Christopher Luna at christopherjluna@gmail.com by 4 pm on Monday, April 6 if you would like to participate. Also, please share this event with others who might be interested. The cost for the workshop is a suggested donation to Christopher Luna's PayPal account. Suggested means that we would like for you to join us regardless of whether or not you can afford it right now. If any more than six writers register for the workshop, we may add another session on another date. Image: The Work, collage by Christopher Luna Join us on Monday, April 6 & 20 for The Work, a…

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Free – $20

Last Stand

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Third Monday reading/conversation vis a vis poetry https://getvokl.com/live-broadcast/Third-Monday-Last-Stand

Free

CANCELED – Rob Schlegel reads at PSU

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union

Rob Schlegel Rob Schlegel’s third poetry collection, In the Tree Where the Double Sex Sleeps (University of Iowa Press, 2019), was chosen by Brenda Shaughnessy for the Iowa Poetry Prize. He is also 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. With the poets Daniel Poppick and Rawaan Alkhatib, Schlegel co-edits The Catenary Press. Most recently, he has taught at Whitman College and Portland State University.

Free

VIRTUAL IPRC: Teen Poetry Time

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

*Zoom Meeting Link Here* Teen Poetry Time is a weekly creative space for youth to explore free form poetry in a supportive way. This virtual space we create together will consist of free writing practice, prompts, and opportunities for self-reflection. With the use of tools such as oracle cards, objects, sounds, and other people’s poetry we will generate writing that reflects our own unique voice. Come as you are, already writing, or curious to try. Let’s get free! Every Wednesday from 3-4 pm PST Briauna Taylor is a poet, youth mentor, and seeker of magic living in Portland Oregon. She is the facilitator of the ‘Mind & Mouth’ youth poetry programming and open mic series at local non-profit Marrow. Her practice and personal mission aim…

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VIRTUAL IPRC: Teen Poetry Time

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

*Zoom Meeting Link Here* Teen Poetry Time is a weekly creative space for youth to explore free form poetry in a supportive way. This virtual space we create together will consist of free writing practice, prompts, and opportunities for self-reflection. With the use of tools such as oracle cards, objects, sounds, and other people’s poetry we will generate writing that reflects our own unique voice. Come as you are, already writing, or curious to try. Let’s get free! Every Wednesday from 3-4 pm PST Briauna Taylor is a poet, youth mentor, and seeker of magic living in Portland Oregon. She is the facilitator of the ‘Mind & Mouth’ youth poetry programming and open mic series at local non-profit Marrow. Her practice and personal mission aim…

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Free

Wordlights Hour on Shady Pines Radio

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Tune in every Saturday from 6PM to 7PM at www.shadypinesradio.com to hear poems by poets from Portland and elsewhere. Read more below about the show and submitting your recordings! On May 2nd, among others we'll broadcast poems sent in by Greg Bee, Alejandro Jimenez & Jacqueline Suskin! Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings, presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev, continue as an internet radio show on Shady Pines Radio. Huge thanks to Shady Pines Media for providing us with this platform to share our poetry. --- We will be pre-recording the shows on Wednesdays to air on Saturday, since our first two live shows have been prone to tech glitches—so send in your recordings early. Thank you! --- To…

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Free

A Second Virtual Open Mic

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our first ever Virtual Open Mic! We will make a post on the day of the event for folks to sign up! You will have 3 minutes to read a poem! This event will be held on Zoom. We will post a link 15 minutes before the event for folks to join. You do not need video or microphone capabilities to watch but you do need at least a microphone in order to read. Since this will be our second go at this, there may be some kinks to work out still so be patient. We are hoping to do a slam and have features in the future.

Free
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