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African American Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents an open mic for black poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Brianna Grisby. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Asian & Pacific Islander Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents a poetry open mic for poets of Asian and Pacific Islander decent to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Hannah Kim. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Book Talk and Signing: Jim Lommasson – What We Carried

Blue Sky Center for Photographic Arts 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland

Jim Lommasson will discuss his new book, What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization a collaborative photography and writing storytelling project with Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland because of war. Jim will read participant’s stories, discuss the making of the book, and will sign copies of What We Carried. Jim began working on his What We Carried project in 2010 while completing his Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories – Life After Iraq and Afghanistan traveling show and book about returning solders from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lommasson invites Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled to the U.S. to write their own personal stories directly on Lommasson’s photographs of objects that they carried with them on…

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Darlinghurst Funeral Rites: Mark Mordue – Launch & Reading

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland

In urgent, iPhone bursts, Darlinghurst Funeral Rites and its companion collections capture Sydney from its 1980s punk scene to the present, fleeting moments of fatherhood, love & estrangement, and the life and underlying strata of Sydney’s suburban landscapes. One of Australia’s truest beat poets, he is shaped by Walt Whitman, WH Auden, and Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan and the Jam.

Free

.:LOOP:. A Corporeal Writing Jag

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland

Come to Corporeal Center on Sat, July 20th for .:LOOP:. Quarterly Reading Series, where we will have a spectacular lineup of readers. Meet some of your favorite writers from Portland and afar, all of whom have been in collaboration with Lidia Yuknavitch’s Corporeal Writing alternative to traditional modes of learning! See the lineup in the graphic above! [Lineup: Becca Bell Gurwitz, Carol Fischbach, Intisar Abioto, Jason Glover, Mark Gross, Robi, Sadie Fuchswild, Tracy Burkholder]

Free – $5

Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by Nova PDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday July 20th, we'll have a feature from Alex Nova and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Alex Nova Alex Nova is a Macedonian born poet currently residing in Portland OR. She started creating and producing events while at Washington State university. She has two released chapbooks and has been published in two anthologies. More than anything she enjoys watching other artists thrive creatively and because of that she started NovaPDX. *** Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On first and third Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 10 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order is randomized.…

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