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Lorraine Lupo, Kyle Schlesinger, Rodney Koeneke, & Adam Torres

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Spare Room and Passages Bookshop present an evening of poetry and music ADAM TORRES LORRAINE LUPO KYLE SCHLESINGER RODNEY KOENEKE Thursday, March 16 Doors open at 7:00 pm; reading at 7:30 pm Admission free; no late entry Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660 Portland, OR 97209 503-388-7665 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Adam Torres released both Pearls to Swine and I Came to Sing the Song on Fat Possum Records in 2016 & 2017 respectively, from his then-home of Austin, Texas. After three years of touring far and wide, he…

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Lisa Fishman, Richard Meier, & Joshua Beckman

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Spare Room and Passages Bookshop present a poetry reading by LISA FISHMAN RICHARD MEIER JOSHUA BECKMAN Friday, March 17 Doors open at 7:00 pm; reading at 7:30 pm Admission free; no late entry Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660 Portland, OR 97209 503-388-7665 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Lisa Fishman's debut fiction collection, World Naked Bike Ride, has just been released by Gaspereau Press (Canada). Her seven books of poetry include Mad World, Mad Kings, Mad Composition (Wave), 24 Pages and other poems (Wave), F L O W E R…

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Brian Lowery in Conversation With Darrell Wade

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

There's nothing we spend more time with, but understand less, than ourselves. You've been with yourself every waking moment of your life. But who — or, rather, what — are you? In Selfless (Harper), social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery argues for the radical idea that the "self" as we know it — that "voice in your head" — is a social construct, created in our relationships and social interactions. We are unique because our individual pattern of relationships is unique. We change because our relationships change. Your self isn't just you, it's all around you. Lowery uses this research-driven perspective of selfhood to explore questions of inequity, race, gender, politics, and power structures, transforming our perceptions of how the world is and how…

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Storytime Reading: Bugs!

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

Annie Bloom's Books presents a storytime reading featuring books about bugs! Lindsey, a Speech and Language Pathologist at Parkwood Clinic, will be leading the event, which will include activities and songs.  

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Alison Roman in Conversation With Nicole Rucker

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Casual, effortless, chic: these are not words you'd use to describe most desserts. But before Alison Roman made recipes so perfect that they go by one name — The Cookie, The Pasta, The Lemon Cake — she was a restaurant pastry chef who spent most of her time learning to make things the hard way. She studied flavor, technique, and precision, then distilled her knowledge to pare it all down to create dessert recipes that feel special and approachable, impressive and doable. In Sweet Enough (Clarkson Potter), Roman — author of Dining In and Nothing Fancy — has written the book for people who think they don't have the time or skill to pull off dessert. Here, the desserts you want to make right away,…

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Reading: Lisa Kentgen: The Practice of Belonging

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

Annie Bloom's welcomes local author Lisa Kentgen for the in-store launch of her new book, The Practice of Belonging: Six Lessons from Vibrant Communities to Combat Loneliness, Foster Diversity, and Cultivate Caring Relationships. Signed and personalized copies are available for order! Please, please, please include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About The Practice of Belonging: An inspirational guide to the 6 core qualities of healthy communities, for anyone looking to build community as a source of connection and a vehicle for social change. After two years meeting with different communities in the US, psychologist Lisa Kentgen identified 6 key traits of vibrant, healthy communities that we can all…

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Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher in Conversation With Omar El Akkad

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Winner of the Oregon Book Award for Fiction, Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher's No God Like the Mother (Forest Avenue Press) follows characters in transition, through tribulation and hope. Set around the world — the bustling streets of Lagos, the arid gardens beside the Red Sea, an apartment in Paris, and the rain-washed suburbs of the Pacific Northwest — this collection of nine stories is a masterful exploration of life's uncertainty. Ajọsẹ-Fisher will be joined in conversation by Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise. Preorder a Signed Edition

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National Poetry Month: FREE Movie Night! The Last Poets

The Headwaters Theatre 55 Northeast Farragut Street #9, Portland, OR, United States

April is National Poetry Month! Come enjoy a free movie and stay for the open mic! Tonight's film will highlight the groundbreakers and trailblazers of what is today's hip-hop and spoken word--The Last Poets! A little about The Last Poets: The Last Poets are several groups of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African-American civil rights movement's black nationalism. The name is taken from a poem by the South African revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, who believed he was in the last era of poetry before guns would take over. The original users of that name were the trio of Abiodun Oyewole, Gylan Kain, and David Nelson. The versions of the group led by Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin and Umar Bin Hassan had the…

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Ling Ling Huang

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty (Dutton) follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost. Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents — also talented musicians — who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future for a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City. Holistik is known for its remarkable products and procedures — from remoras that suck out cheap Botox to eyelash extensions made of spider silk — and her new job affords her entry into a…

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One Page Wednesday – April

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired. Our host is the one and only, Emme Lund. Our featured reader is JZL JMZ.  Please review our Covid-19 guidelines.  Masks are not required but encouraged. If you have any questions, contact Jessica at jessica@literary-arts.org. Emme LundJZL JMZ (FKA JAYY DODD) Emme Lund is an author living and writing in Portland, Oregon. She has an MFA from Mills College. Her work has appeared in Electric Literature, Time, The Rumpus, Autostraddle, and many more. In 2019, she was awarded an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in Fiction. The Boy with a…

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