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Happy Hour with Poetry International, Calypso Editions & Locked Horn Press

Crush Bar 1400 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States

Poetry International/Calypso Editions/Locked Horn Press Present: A Happy Hour Reading at AWP 2019. Join three exciting presses for an afternoon of performances! Only a mile from the convention center...grab a drink and get some poems in your ears! Featured readers will be joined by special / surprise guests...fun will be had by all. Poetry International, Calypso Editions, and Locked Horn Press celebrate their ongoing commitment to publishing exciting voices from the U.S. and around the world. Join us for a fun happy hour reading featuring poets from these three literary communities. Special guests include Kaveh Akbar, Jericho Brown, Ilya Kaminsky, Abby Chabitnoy, Katie Farris, Breeann Kyte Kirby, Jeff Leong, Paige Lewis, Jenny Minniti-Shippey, and Hope Wakube. Contact: Jenny Minniti- Shippey

Free