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Submission Deadline: HOCUS Reading: The Tarot–Submissions Now Open

Rose City Coffee Co. - Brooklyn Park 3370 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, United States

HOCUS is a quarterly reading event in the guise of a secret society. Our reading events are simultaneously silly and serious. "Hilarious," "profound," "close to the bone," and "goofy" are all words which were bandied about by attendees of our last event. Submissions are now open for our May 20th event. The theme is The Tarot. Works of prose or poetry which deal with this theme, either directly or obliquely, are welcome. We are looking for work which falls within the "literary" genre. No fantasy, sci-fi, horror, or romance please.

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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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Booklover’s Burlesque: Bedtime Stories Series (Online Edition)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self pity, no need for silence, and no room for fear. We do language. That is how civilizations heal." - Toni Morrison Presenting the BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE: Bedtime Stories Series-- a series of video "readings" created by burlesque, drag, literary, & theatre artists from AROUND THE WORLD with the purpose of bringing a bit of joy, pleasure, and empowerment every day during this difficult time to anyone who needs it. These five to fifteen minute "Bedtime Stories" have been curated to represent the sex, body, and queer positive, inclusive, and feminist mission of Booklover's Burlesque and include a mix of genres, many sexy and titillating, others treasured…

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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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Grief Rites April Virtual Reading on Zoom

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

April 19 roster: Uma Kleppinger Asha Dore Rebecca Smolen Ian Canton Bethy Ansa Meg Weber Hi loves! The link for Sunday's Reading ~ Looking forward to see you all! ♥ Please share W I D E L Y Topic: GriefRites Time: Apr 19, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71766678814?pwd=V29RSUQ5eU51L0dYZWIwRXR4REt1dz09 Meeting ID: 717 6667 8814 Password: 339810 One tap mobile +13462487799,,71766678814#,,#,339810# US (Houston) +16699006833,,71766678814#,,#,339810# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 717 6667 8814 Password: 339810 Find your local number: https://us04web.zoom.us/u/fcwh4mvend

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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

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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.

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Live Stream Reading: Dana Haynes: St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes back local author Dana Haynes for a live stream reading to celebrate the paperback release of his latest thriller, St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking. A streaming link will be posted 1-2 hours prior to the start of the event. Michael Patrick Finnigan was a New York City cop and a US Marshal who figured out that following the rules doesn't always get the job done. Katalin Fiero Dahar was a soldier, spy, and assassin for Spain, who figured out that breaking the rules doesn't always get the job done. Together, they created St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking, a largely illegal bounty hunting operation based in Cyprus and working throughout Europe. Operating under the radar for the presiding judge of the International Criminal…

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Live Stream Reading: Kate Ristau: Shadow Queene

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

This reading will be streamed live. Event link to come! Annie Bloom's welcomes back local author Kate Ristau to read from Shadow Queene, the long-awaited sequel to the enchanting dark fairy young adult novel, Shadow Girl. Just when her dreams are about to come true, Hennessey’s world is torn apart. She is dragged into the Shadowlands, while Áine is forced into the light. But in a world of magic and darkness, where the fae whither and monsters reign, Hennessey finds a power all her own. She embraces the shadows and enters the endless night.

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CANCELED – Harry Dodge reads at PSU

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 327

Harry Dodge Harry Dodge is an American visual artist and writer whose interdisciplinary practice is characterized by its explorations of relation, materiality and ecstatic contamination. He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017. His first book, a work of literary nonfiction entitled My Meteorite, or Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing, is forthcoming from Penguin in 2020. Dodge’s sculpture, drawing, and video work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He co-founded the now-legendary San Francisco community-based performance space The Bearded Lady, which served as a touchstone for a pioneering, queer, DIY literary and arts scene. Dodge’s narrative feature film, By Hook or By Crook, premiered at Sundance in 2002 and won five Best Feature awards. He is permanent faculty of…

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