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Kate Garklavs’s Chapbook Release

Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland, OR, United States

Submission's Prose Editor Kate Garklavs crosses genre lines with Diffusely Yours, a new poetry chapbook published by Bottlecap Press. Join Kate, Nathan Wade Carter, and Jennifer Perrine for a night of poetry & prose at Dorsa Brevia. This event is free & open to the public. Light snacks provided. Chaps/books will be available from all authors via cash, Square, or Venmo. _ _ _ Kate Garklavs lives and works in Portland, OR. Her work has appeared in Juked, NOO Journal, Tammy, and The Airgonaut, among other places. Her first chapbook (“Diffusely Yours”) was published by Bottlecap Press in August 2018. When she’s not working on her own personal writing, Kate works for a consultancy that advises nonprofits and government agencies on user-centered technology and design.…

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HELLO / Release Reading

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Come celebrate the release of Carol Ellis's new chapbook, HELLO, published by Two Plum Press. Other readers include: Jenna Marie Fletcher Amie Zimmerman Nathan Wade Carter

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Chapbook Release Reading & Party!

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us at Mother Foucault's Bookshop for sixteen of the chillest sweethearts you've ever met (the 2019 editors of the Pointed Circle) reading snippets of their new work aloud on the fantastic stage of the coolest book store in town. Doors at 6:00pm, reading starts at 6:30pm! We'll have cheap wine and polar brand seltzer, specifically.

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Kate Jayroe chapbook release

Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland, OR, United States

Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 7:30pm Launch event for the release of Kate Jayroe's first print collection, Parts. Excited to announce Kate Jayroe's forthcoming collection of prose writings "Parts." The chapbook launch event is scheduled for Thursday, March 21 at 7pm and will feature readings from the book and by friends Olivia Olivia and Robert Torres along with a musical guest! Copies will be available for purchase at the event and online. Hope to see you there.  

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CutBank Books: Chapbook Release and Reading

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

Kick off your week in Portland with CutBank at Dig A Pony, where we will celebrate the release of chapbooks by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier and Joan Naviyuk Kane. The reading will start at 8 p.m. and feature Soma, Joan, and more! Come by to grab the first copies of these amazing works, published by CutBank Books out of Missoula, MT. Contact: Joe Kirk

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Chapbook launch: obsequies by manuel arturo abreu

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on May 2 at 7 pm to celebrate the launch of manuel arturo abreu’s new chapbook, obsequies. Reading alongside abreu are Laura Camila Medina and Bogosi Sekhukhuni. abreu will also play some piano.  Laura Camila Medina is an interdisciplinary artist born in Bogota, Colombia and raised in Orlando, FL. She bases her practice around uprooting and migration as a response to personal, cultural, and historical research. Medina is constantly inspired by her memories of home, her mother’s arepas, and her father’s soundtracks. She earned a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and is currently based in Portland, OR. Bogosi Sekhukhuni (b. 1991, Johannesburg) describes himself as a ‘lightworker’. He studied at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has exhibited at…

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Nights Since Chapbook Release

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

The first volume of Nights Since chapbooks has arrived. Join me on Friday, May 31st for a reading from this book and general hoopla of poetry. More details to come. If you ordered a book, you could pick up your copy in person.

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Nights Since Vol. 2 Chapbook Release

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

The second volume of Nights Since chapbooks are arriving. Join me on Friday, October 18th for a reading from this book and general hoopla of poetry. If you ordered a book, you could pick up your copy in person. If you haven't ordered, you can still get your copy at igorbrezhnev.com/nights-since :)

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