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LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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Melanie Nead (LC ’03) of Lonesome Pictopia is a muralist and wallpaper/ textile designer. Melanie will discuss the Arts & Crafts Movement and its relationship to modernist design and literature. Hosted by Professor Rishona Zimring and her ENG 450-02 Senior Seminar class. Free Miller Hall, Room 102
Rose City Book Pub is more than thrilled to host Notes and Motes: Improvised Jazz with Surreal Poetry on August 29th at 7:30 pm. Swing on by to catch some freeform tunes and listen to some poetry with an edge. Notes and Motes: The Vlatkovich Trio Plus One Michael Vlatkovich – trombone Chris Lee – percussion Shao Way Wu – bass Casey Bush – poetry Michael Vlatkovich has produced over 20 CDs as band leader and composer. He has collaborated with musicians, poets, and conceptual artists. He is an emotionally charged performer expressing raw power and beauty in a minimally structured format. He has worked with many poets including Lisa Gill, Dottie Grossman, Anna Holmer, Chuck Britt, Bill Roper and Mark Weber. Vlatkovich holds duel…
Hey Babes Come Grab a Open chair a open beer and an open mind we will be at Santé bar this Thursday September, 29th Sign ups at 7:30 show at 8ish ASL interpreter available upon request. A Dynamic Space for words and visual art to Live, be, and own Queer identity
We are open for submissions for our seasonal online issues during the months of March, June, September, and December. To submit your work, please visit this page during our open reading windows, or subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive email updates. The Gravity of the Thing accepts defamiliarized works in the following general categories: Short: Tell us a story in 3,000 words or less; we are interested in fiction, creative nonfiction, self-contained excerpts, and genre-bending forms. Flash: A fiction, creative nonfiction, or genre-bending piece under 500 words. Poetry: Share up to three poems, prose poems, or multimedia works for a combined count of 500 words or less. Six Words: A poem or story in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only one will be chosen. Baring the Device: Essays for our…
Fall. Color. Changes in light, leaves, life. Meditation. Observation. In this generative lab we will develop your key primary metaphors embedded in how you experience your life physically. Don’t worry—we know how to find them. From these metaphors we will develop seeds of texts (poetic, fiction, nonfiction, or mixed genre) for future expansion in your writing and artmaking life. Seven years ago Corporeal Writing hosted its first ever seasonal lab—and we started with Fall. We’re thrilled to write with you in person again at our beautiful space in downtown Portland. Check out all the details, and please read the COVID note carefully. Fall: Exhausting Metaphor: A Seasonal Generative Writing Lab with Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Writing Squad: Domi Shoemaker, Anya Pearson, Katie Guinn, and…
We'll read graphic novels for early readers. Pick up a grab & go bag at the beginning of each month to participate! Ages 5-7. October 2022 Tiny Tales: Shell Quest by Steph Waldo November 2022 Hello, Crabby! by Jonathan Fenske December 2022 Beak & Ally: Unlikely Friends by Norman Feuti January 2023 Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton February 2023 Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together by Brian Smith March 2023 Shelby & Watts: Tidepool Trouble by Ashlyn Anstee April 2023 Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds by Elise Gravel Room Location: Children's Room
Description to come. All in-person students must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination. Teacher: Joanna RoseTime: Saturdays, Oct 1 - Oct 29, 10am - 12pmLocation: Attic Institute of Arts and Letters, 1033 SW Yamhill, Suite 405Total Fee: Discounted Early Registration is due seven (7) days prior to the start of the workshop. | Discounted Early Registration: $219 (cash/check); $233 (Paypal). | Tuition Registration: $234 (cash/check); $248 (PayPal).
This weekend intensive is designed for writers who have written at least the first two chapters of a novel. Limited to 8 students, each participant will have their work discussed, with feedback from the class and the instructor. Discussions will be focused on character development and plot and how to chart the next steps with your novel. Students will submit 25 pages of their novel by September 12 for distribution to the class ahead of time. Students should have some experience with discussing their work in a workshop setting. Limited to 8 students. Access Program We want our writing classes and Delves to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our…
Join every Saturday in October for a Halloween-themed Sidewalk Sale featuring different local artists each week. October 1 Silver Willow Aromatics & Zealous Drakes October 8 Soul of the Home & Organics X Oddities October 15 Hallow & Local Author Kathleen Converse October 22 Limitless Wearables October 29 St Johns Business Halloween Trick Or Treat
In Ways to Share Joy (Bloomsbury), Renée Watson — award-winning author of Piecing Me Together — continues her charming Ramona-esque series starring spirited Ryan Hart and her loving family. Ryan Hart is caught in the middle. She has an older brother and a baby sister, and she’s in a friendship tug-of-war with KiKi and Amanda who are both vying to be her best best friend. With all that’s going on, Ryan still finds a way to see the bright side of things. But it’s terribly hard to be cheery when her brother, Ray, pulls a prank and ruins her latest baking project. And who can think about being kind to a classmate who is relentless with his teasing? Ryan is determined not to let anything…