Other People’s Poems!
Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, PortlandCome recite someone else's poem from memory, or just listen. First Fridays 7pm sharp
Free
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Readings
Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun: The Story of Our Lives
Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, PortlandNigerian poet Romeo Oriogun is the winner of the 2017 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, with the judges calling him “an urgent new voice in African poetry.” Author of the chapbooks Burnt Men (Praxis) and The Origin of Butterflies (APBF and Akashic Books), he was shortlisted for the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets in 2017 for his manuscript My Body Is No Miracle. His poems have appeared in the literary magazine Prairie Schooner as well as on-line at the Dissident Blog, Connotation Press, and Brittle Paper, among others. He is the Spring 2019 Scholars-at-Risk Fellow at Harvard University, an Artist Protection Fund Fellow at the Institute of International Education (IIE), a W.E.B. DuBois Research Institute Fellow, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, Harvard University, and Summer 2019 Visiting Artist…
Free
“No Self-Respecting Woman” by Katherine Morgan – Book Launch
Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, PortlandJoin us for a slightly belated launch party for Katherine Morgan's "No Self-Respecting Woman." She'll be joined by readers Jewels, Marita DeLeon, and Jenna Marie Fletcher. Light refreshments as well. See ya.
Free
PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Readings: Reema Zaman
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, PortlandReema Zaman, 8pm at Literary Arts The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school of art and design as well as…
Free
Timberline Review #8 Reading and Release Party!
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, PortlandCome celebrate the launch of Issue #8 of the Timberline Review, "Home," at 8 PM in the Garden room of the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. This will happen during the #wilwrite19 conference, but you do not need to attend the conference to come to the reading. Bring your friends, family, and fan clubs. Ten or more of the authors who contributed to the issue will be reading their works from the Timberline Review, and sometimes other works, too! Join us for a fun evening of the best home-themed literature.
Free
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