Virtual IPRC: Italic Scribe-in
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin Italic Calligraphy Club facilitator Jade Novarino for a virtual scribe-in. Zoom meetup link here.
Free
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The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Zoom Edition
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesNOTE: Due to the restrictions to keep us safe from the Coronavirus, The Work will continue as a remote workshop via Zoom. Please email Christopher Luna at christopherjluna@gmail.com by 4 pm on Monday, April 6 if you would like to participate. Also, please share this event with others who might be interested. The cost for the workshop is a suggested donation to Christopher Luna's PayPal account. Suggested means that we would like for you to join us regardless of whether or not you can afford it right now. If any more than six writers register for the workshop, we may add another session on another date. Image: The Work, collage by Christopher Luna Join us on Monday, April 6 & 20 for The Work, a…
Free – $20
Online: Critiques with J. Komp and Willamette Writers
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesHurts So Good – Turning painful critiques into productive reader insight Are you an editor, member of a read & critique group, part time beta reader, reviewer of books? This class will turn you into an invaluable resource for yourself and other writers. Become a respected authority with better questions, story specific feedback, and learning the art of counterpoint arguments. J. Komp will show you how to quantify and qualify everyone from beta readers to industry professionals and use the data to elevate your writing. Bring your harshest reviews and leave the class with a soul-cleansing perspective. About J. Komp J. Komp, of Just Key Edits, has been taking apart stories, to explain why we love or hate them, for over 30 years. A Behavioral…
Free
Last Stand
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesThird Monday reading/conversation vis a vis poetry https://getvokl.com/live-broadcast/Third-Monday-Last-Stand
Free
Online: Coffee at Your Kitchen Table with Willamette Writers
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for coffee at your kitchen table with Willamette Writers Online! Warm up the coffeepot and get your cup — we’re ready for a coffee date with you online. Join us on Zoom for coffee and conversation. No reason — just connection. We will see you there! Details for joining online You can join us on your phone or on your computer. You do not need to have video, but it is helpful if you do. Log in a little early – sometimes it takes a second to load the online meeting on Zoom. You can click the link below on your computer or your smartphone to join. It will open an application: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96022329681?pwd=M3BLOFZVaUtMOHN4MXpmQWoyWnRZQT09 Meeting ID: 960 2232 9681 Password: 441310…
Free
VIRTUAL IPRC: Elementary Art Club
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesZoom meetup link here Sue Pezanoski Browne will be hosting Elementary Art Club meet-ups to lead young artists and writers through activities you can do at home. Sue has a list of fun projects listed at https://lafratneyart.blogspot.com and is asking students to tell us which projects they’d like to try together. Let us know in the comments of the FB event! Some supplies it’s good to have on hand: – old magazines – scissors – glue – plastic grocery bags – paper – pencils and pens for drawing – recycled cardboard boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.) – string/yarn – peeled crayons – watercolors If you’re in need of any supplies & in Portland, an IPRC staff member can deliver them to you! Email info@iprc.org.
Free
CANCELED – Rob Schlegel reads at PSU
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student UnionRob 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.
Free
VIRTUAL IPRC: Teen Poetry Time
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States*Zoom Meeting Link Here* Teen Poetry Time is a weekly creative space for youth to explore free form poetry in a supportive way. This virtual space we create together will consist of free writing practice, prompts, and opportunities for self-reflection. With the use of tools such as oracle cards, objects, sounds, and other people’s poetry we will generate writing that reflects our own unique voice. Come as you are, already writing, or curious to try. Let’s get free! Every Wednesday from 3-4 pm PST Briauna Taylor is a poet, youth mentor, and seeker of magic living in Portland Oregon. She is the facilitator of the ‘Mind & Mouth’ youth poetry programming and open mic series at local non-profit Marrow. Her practice and personal mission aim…
Free
Virtual Book Club: The Untamed: A Sinner’s Prayer
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United Stateshttps://join.skype.com/LVpexcyqB1Rm Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer, by Sebastian A. Jones and Peter Bergting. A cloaked Stranger slips into the rustic Town of Oasis changing things forever. Ten years it had been since he ran this town with malice and harshness. Even then there was hope for his soul. His wife and daughter were on the verge of turning him from wickedness. But they were murdered, and so was he. He is granted seven days to reap seven souls and gain a chance at revenge. Conflict arises as a young girl (Niobe Ayutami) reminds him of his murdered daughter. She acts as his conscience and become his only hope for salvation. I am taking PREORDERS for this…
Free
VIRTUAL IPRC: Drawing Time
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesZoom meeting link here Join Marissa and friends for an hour of drawing together! This week we’ll be doing still lifes. We’ll start with a check in drawing activity and do several short times drawings and a longer drawing. Set up your own scene to share or draw one that’s provided! Leave Marissa an artist tip via Paypal: marissabperez@gmail.com.
Free
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