Reading Series 3
Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland, OR, United StatesReadings by local and visiting writers: Melissa Amstutz Ally Harris Sascha Krader Rob Schlegel Jay Aquinas Thompson Doors 7 / Reading 7:30
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Marathon reading of Bernadette Mayer’s Midwinter Day
Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United StatesBernadette Mayer's Midwinter Day is an "epic poem about a daily routine" (Alice Notley) written in a single day on the winter solstice in 1978 in Lenox, Massachusetts. On the 40th anniversary of its composition, we'll read the whole book aloud. Listeners are welcome to come and go at will, or stay for the full reading which should take about three hours. Similar events are scheduled around the country on the same day; for a full listing see Becca Klaver's Midwinter Day at 40 page. The readers (in approximate order of appearance) are David Abel, Sam Lohmann, Jen Coleman, Linda Austin, John Beer, Marilyn Stablein, Laura Feldman, Tom DeBeauchamp, Endi Bogue Hartigan, Jesse Morse, Jen Denrow, Bronwen Tate, Emily Kendal Frey, Rodney Koeneke, Seann McCollum,…
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Free Poetry Reading featuring Jessica Mehta
Perks of Art 384 E Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJoin poets Jessica Mehta, Pamela Santos, and Ally Harris for an hour of poetry and literary love. Emceed by Zoe LaHaie. Free and open to the public. Wine and coffee available for purchase. Ally Harris is the author of the poetry chapbooks Dispersal (The Song Cave, 2019) and Her Twin Was After Me (Slim Princess, 2014). She lives in Portland, Oregon where she curates Submission Reading Series. Pamela K. Santos is a Pinayorker artist creating multilingual narratives on diasporic identity and hyphenated selves in America’s whitest city. Pamela co-founded Portland’s first Winter Poetry Festival and currently curates the Sari Not Sari installation series. A 2019 recipient of an Oregon Literary Fellowship, her poetry appears in Tayo Magazine, Anomaly, Newtown Literary, Stoked Words, and the Unchaste…
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Offsite!
Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for a reading featuring Ally Harris, Shane McCrae, Katie Peterson and Catenary author, Donna Stonecipher! 5-7pm March 28th, 2019 at Dorsa Brevia. ALLY HARRIS is the author of the poetry chapbooks DISPERSAL (Song Cave, 2019) and HER TWIN WAS AFTER ME (Slim Princess, 2014). She lives in Portland, Oregon where she curates Submission Reading Series. She's had poems appear in The Maine Review, Apology Magazine, Denver Quarterly, Sixth Finch, TYPO, and more. SHANE McCRAE is the author of IN THE LANGUAGE OF MY CAPTOR, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent book is THE GILDED AUCTION BLOCK (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019). KATIE PETERSON is the author of four collections of poetry, THIS ONE TREE (2006), PERMISSION (2013)…
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Submission Presents PNW Writers
Yale Union 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesSubmission Reading Series presents a PNW-themed reading featuring writers Jamondria Marnice Harris, Quenton Baker, Jessica Mehta, Rob Schlegel, and Ally Harris. The event will also feature local musicians Jamondria Harris, Kevin Holden, and Emma Browne, and some of the sets will blend poetry and music. This event is free and open to the public. Contact: Ally Harris Submission Reading Series presents a PNW-themed AWP offsite reading featuring writers Jamondria Marnice Harris, Quenton Baker, Jessica Mehta, Rob Schlegel, and Ally Harris. The event will also feature local musicians Jamondria Harris, Kevin Holden, and Emma Browne, & some of the sets will blend poetry and music. This event is free & open to the public. Light snacks and booze available for free/by donation. _ _ _ _…
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Small Press Residency – Propeller Books
Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United StatesRocking Frog Cafe & NovaPDX present the Small Press Residency program. Every month, meet the people from local small press publishers involved in making great books. During the residency you can purchase the featured press’ books at Rocking Frog Cafe and meet the people behind them. This month our featured press is Propeller Books (www.propellerbooks.com). Join us on Thursday, November 21st, for the last event for Propeller Books small press residency, hosted by Lucas Bernhardt, the guests for this evening are: Daneen Bergland, Ally Harris, and Harper Quinn. ~ Lucas Bernhardt holds MAs in English and in Writing from Portland State University, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He manages the Portland State University Writing Center and is…
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Submission Reading Series
Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United StatesThe reading is slated for poets Bill Carty (author of Huge Cloudy, Octopus Books), Sheila Dong (author of Moon Crumbs, Bottlecap Press), and Ally Harris (author of Dispersal, The Song Cave). Join us for a one-off event celebrating the launch of books n chapbooks by writers from the Pacific Northwest. Bill Carty (Seattle), Sheila Dong (Corvallis), and Ally Harris (Portland) will be reading from their newest releases, and the event will be emceed by Kate Garklavs Saul and Aaron Hand of Submission Reading Series. Doors at 7:30pm Reading promptly at 8:00pm Books available by cash and apps _ _ _ _ Bill Carty is the author of Huge Cloudy (Octopus Books) and the chapbook Refugium. He has received poetry fellowships from the Fine Arts Work…
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