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AWP Offsite Reading: Meet Las Musas

De-Canon Library / ArtHaus at Milepost 5 8155 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR, United States

Las Musas is a collective of over twenty debut and sophomore Latinx young adult and middle-grade authors. Come and learn more about our work together and hear five of our fabulous members read from their current or forthcoming books at the lovely De-canon library at Milepost 5. www.lasmusasbooks.com Aida Salazar. author of The Moon Within Yamile Saied Méndez, author of Blizzard Besties Anna Meriano, author of the Love Sugar Magic series Ann Dávila Cardinal, author of Five Midnights Michelle Ruiz Keil, author of ALl of US With WIngs

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Dancing Girl Press: An Offsite AWP Reading

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Dancing Girl Press is an indie press and design studio based in Chicago. Since 2004, the DGP Chapbook Series has been devoted to publishing innovative writing by women authors in handmade editions, as well as exploring the intersection of writing and the visual/book arts. Please come to hear authors of recent chapbooks share their work: Steffi Drewes is author of the poetry collection Tell Me Every Anchor Every Arrow (Kelsey Street Press, 2016) and four chapbooks, most recently New Animal (Dancing Girl Press, 2017). Her work has appeared in various journals and event series, including the 2018 Way Bay Poetry Assembly and postcard project at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. She is also the recipient of writing and art residencies at Vermont Studio…

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Reimagining Borders: A Poetry Reading

Ristretto Roasters - North East 555 NE Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Join the UW Bothell MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics for an evening of poetry. This reading attempts to revisit and rework relationships to the many borders we cross, blur, turn away from, or throw stones at, and the multitude of ways in which we realign our own boundaries and flows in an attempt to survive in a bordered world. Featuring Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Michael Flatt, Derrick Mund, Jane Wong, Travis Sharp, dana middleton, and Woogee Bae. Contact: Woogee Bae, dana middleton

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A Reading by the 2017 National Poetry Series Winners

Psychic 3560 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a reading and celebration of the 2017 National Poetry Series winners: Lindsay Bernal, author of What It Doesn't Have to Do With, chosen by Paul Guest for University of Georgia Press. Jos Charles, author of feeld, chosen by Fady Joudah for Milkweed Editions. Dominique Christina, author of Anarcha Speaks, chosen by Tyehimba Jess for Beacon Press. J. Michael Martinez, author of Museum of the Americas, chosen by Cornelius Eady for Penguin Books. GennaRose Nethercott, author of The Lumberjack's Dove, chosen by Louise Glück for Ecco. Contact: Lindsay Bernal, Jos Charles, Dominique Christina

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Awst, Future Tense, & SEMO Press Present

Dig A Pony 736 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a three-press reading to close out your AWP weekend. Featuring: Tara Atkinson Ron A. Austin Karissa Chen Susanna Childress Jenny Yang Cropp Dylan Loring Dennis Norris II Alicia Jo Rabins Elissa Washuta AWST Dennis Norris II is the author of the chapbook Awst Collection—Dennis Norris II, named a best book of 2018 by Powell's. A recipient of fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, Tin House, VCCA, and Kimbilio Fiction, their stories have twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and named a finalist for the Best Small Fictions Prize. They currently serve as Assistant Fiction Editor at The Rumpus and co-host of the critically acclaimed podcast Food 4 Thot. Based in Brooklyn, they are hard at work on their debut novel. You can…

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Bookseller’s Ball Happy Hour

Star Theater 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A happy hour of music and readings at the historic Star Theater, hosted by Mother Foucault's Bookshop and sponsored by Idyllwild Arts Writer's Week, Third Man Books, McSweeney's, Rahila's Ghost Press and Old Pal. Music by The Hillwilliams and Power of Country, and poetry, essay, and fiction readings by Adèle Barclay, Cari Luna, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Jaswinder Bolina, Megan Fennya Jones and Casandra Lopez, emceed by Ed Skoog. Followed by the Bookseller's Ball. Contact: Ed Skoog

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Clever Name Will Go Here: AWP Portland Offsite Reading

Beech Street Parlor 412 NE Beech St., Portland, OR, United States

Kat Fallon, Christina Olson, Kate Gaskin, Caitlin Horrocks & Adam Schuitema will read poetry & prose. Featuring MC Ben Drevlow. There's a drink minimum, so come thirsty.

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Vegetarian Alcoholic Press: AWP Offsite Reading

The Liquor Store 3341 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

We're bringing a heaping helping of heavy wordslayers from the V.A.P. roster to dazzle and delight your brainwaves, including: Sierra-Nicole Qualles author of 'Loose Cannon' Dylan Krieger author of 'The Mother Wart' Jianna Jihyun Park author of 'Contusions' Chloe N. Clark author of 'Your Strange Fortune' Rena Medow author of 'I Have Been Packing this Suitcase All My Life, So Why is it Empty?' Franklin K.R. Cline author of 'So What' This is an incredible event for us and an amazing excuse to bring poets from all over the world to showcase our ever-expanding catalog of books. We're very excited to see you there!

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Corporeal Writing Offsite Happy Hour

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Please join Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Writing crew from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for Happy Hour at Corporeal Center, 510 SW 3rd Ave #101. We will have libations, lit, and laughter queued up and ready to spin you down from three days of go, go, go! For your literary listening pleasure, we welcome writers Teow Lim Goh, Nastashia Minto, Valarie Newman, Joe Nasta, and Rios de la Luz. Contact: Andy Mingo Joe Nasta is a queer writer and mariner who splits his time between Seattle, New York, and the ocean. He has studied with Brooklyn Poets, Winter Tangerine, and Corporeal Writing. His work has been featured by Brooklyn Poets The Bridge, Running Wild Press, Cadence Video Poetry Festival, and Yes Poetry. He edits…

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Nouns & Verbs: A Poetry Reading

Turn! Turn! Turn! 8 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening with Florida International University MFA poets Campbell McGrath, Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Ariel Francisco, Emma Trelles, Alexandra Lytton Regalado, and special guests. Beers and ciders on tap, full bar, and food will be available for purchase.

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