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The Moth: StorySLAM: Backwards

Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

BACKWARDS: Prepare a five-minute story about regression. Going back in time. Rebounds and backslides. Tales of the vice versa, the inside out, and the topsy turvy. Revisit the scene of the crime. Press rewind. This venue is 21+ *Tickets for this event are available one week before the show, at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. * It has been four years since we last raised SLAM ticket prices; we are doing so for 2019 in order to keep up with rising production costs. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Maya Hersh

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the third of four qualifiers for our third semi-final to pick our team for 2019! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Maya Hersh! More about Maya: Originally from New England, Maya Hersh once spent 90 days on a greyhound bus searching for a place with as much rain as possible, and ended up in Seattle. She has competed and coached at an embarrassing number of now defunct national poetry competitions, and has performed on stages across the U.S. and Canada. Maya has self published enough things to have lost count, and has been featured on…

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Free – $5

Slamlandia February Guilder Slam ft. AM Pressman

Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our FEBRUARY Poetry Open Mic and Slam at Guilder! This will be our fourth and final qualifying show to make it into our Grand Slam in March 2019! Compete and place in the top two slots to move onto our Grand Slam! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:00 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 6:30 PM. Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. There is a $1-5 suggested donation. We will have an spotlight performance from the awe-inspiring A.M. Pressman! A.M. Pressman is an Indonesian-American comedian and poet living in Richmond, Virginia. Their work has…

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. A.M. Pressman

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the fourth of four qualifiers for our third semi-final to pick our team for 2019! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from A.M. Pressman! More about A.M. Pressman: A.M. Pressman is an Indonesian-American comedian and poet living in Richmond, Virginia. Their work has appeared on Button Poetry, Slamfind, Poictesme, and Write About Now, and explores issues of mixed Asian identity, family, faith, sexuality, gender, and trauma through personal narratives. They are a 2016 Southern Fried Indie Finalist, 2017 WOWPS and IWPS Representative for Washington D.C.'s Beltway Slam, 2017 NPS semi-finalist and most recently placed 2nd in…

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Free

Slamlandia Valentine’s Literary Arts Show ft. Sage Lilac

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

Join us on FEBRUARY 14TH for our second Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! This will be our Valentine's Day show! Bring your love poems! Bring your anti-love poems! Bring your heartbreak poems! Bring your odes to how you'd love to marry mac and cheese! Bring your Valentine's Day sucks poems! We're excited to hear them all! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 7:00 PM Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. No door admission. We will have a spotlight performance from the astounding Sage Lilac! Sage Lilac is a trans…

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Free

Slamlandia House Show – ft. Mighty Mike McGee

Pointy House 2930 SE Clay St, Portland, OR, United States

It's time for another Slamlandia house show - this time featuring the wonderful Mike McGee! This show will be held at Pointy House (2930 SE Clay Street) on Saturday, February 16th. Door opens & signups at 6:00pm, show starts at 6:30pm. Some snacks and drinks will be provided (on a donation basis) but feel free to bring your own! ***There will be a $5 required entry fee at the door*** Weather in Portland is a very real thing. If snow is too dangerous for travel, we will cancel the show. Stay tuned! This house show will have an open mic that you can sign up to read in, as well as short spotlight features from local poets Robyn Bateman, Mindy Nettifee, and Brian Ellis, and…

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Semi Final and Open Mic feat. Might Mike McGee

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our third semi final and open mic!! The top two poets from the slam move on to finals! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Mighty Mike McGee More about Mike: Mighty Mike McGee is a funny stand-up poet from San José, California. He's performed his comedic storytelling and poetry in thousands of cities and towns for millions of ears throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. McGee won all of the most coveted U.S. poetry slam titles and is one of the best known and liked people in the world of chatty writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) for 2018…

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Free – $5

Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Laura Houlberg

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the second of four qualifiers for our fourth round semi-final to pick our team for 2019! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Laura Houlberg! More about Laura Laura Houlberg is a Portland writer & filmmaker who sharpened their teeth in Los Angeles. She has competed twice at the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational and has won the Portland Poetry Slam three times. Their poetry has appeared in Michelle Tea’s Radar Productions: GLOW Queer Poetry Feature, Big Big Wednesday, SUSAN the Journal, and archived on Oregon Poetic Voices. Her films have premiered on Ones to Watch,…

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Free – $5

Slamlandia Grand Slam ft. Roxy Allen

Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United States

Join us in MARCH for our GRAND SLAM at Guilder! Our Grand Slam will determine which four poets will be on the 2019 Slamlandia Team, and will represent Slamlandia at The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam here in Portland this summer. Doors at 6:00 PM Show begins at 6:30 PM. **No open mic this show** Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. There is a $1-5 suggested donation. We will have an spotlight performance from the wonderful Roxy Allen! Roxy Jane Allen is a queer sex worker with an actual heart of gold. She is also a comedian, artist, body positive activist, and in recovery. A five-time Eugene Poetry Slam Champion,…

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Roxi Allen

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the third of four qualifiers for our fourth round semi-final to pick our team for 2019! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Roxi Allen! More about Roxi Roxy Jane Allen is a queer sex worker with an actual heart of gold. She is also a stand up comedian, make up artist, body positive activist, hairstylist, educator, and plus size model. A five-time Eugene Poetry Slam Champion, Roxy has toured throughout the Pacific Northwest, competed nationally at the Texas Grand Slam and Rustbelt Poetry Festival, and is currently one of the administrators for the Eugene Poetry…

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Free – $5
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