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Octavia Butler’s Fledgling, Bloodchild, and More

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

With the growing interesting in science fiction, several writers have worked to deconstruct popular tropes to examine contemporary social issues. Octavia Butler’s final work, Fledgling, is a science fiction novel that repositions the idea of the vampire to discuss issues of race, gender, agency, and empowerment by exploring the journey of Shori, an amnesiac vampire child that attempts to unravel that mystery of her creation and the events that lead to the loss of her memory. Similar themes are discussed in Butler’s Hugo and Nebula award-winning short story, “Bloodchild”, that tells the story of a Gan, a human boy living on another planet where he comes to understand the the relationship between himself and the T’Gatoi, the insectoid race of the planet. Reading List: Fledgling by…

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Whitenoise Project 18: Two Year Anniversary

Art Haus 8155 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR, United States

It's our 2nd birthday! Join Whitenoise Project as we begin our 3rd year amplifying Artists/Writers of Color and underrepresented voices, and celebrate POC-Centered Arts spaces with De-Canon's continued Residency at Milepost 5! We also want to make this into a potluck, cuz food, and also it was so great to see how the community showed up for each other at our 13th reading, last may for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Please bring a dish and label it with a description of ingredients! Also let us know what you're bringing and post pics if you can. With: Christopher Rose Maryam Miri Gabriel Mike Copperman Roland Dahwen Wu After the reading, we encourage people to attend Obsidian Stars - A Celebration of Black Lives and support…

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Cave Canem Fellows Off-Site Reading

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Experience our annual Off-Site Reading at AWP Portland, hosted by Literary Arts! This year’s reading is headlined by Portland and Seattle-based Cave Canem fellows Quenton Baker, Ashaki M. Jackson, Bettina Judd, Anastacia-Renee and Christopher Rose, who will open the night before an additional 15+ fellows share their work in four-minute, rapid-fire intervals. Fellow and Portland resident Samiya Bashir emcees. Free and open to the public.

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Muzzle/Vinyl Offsite Reading

Cup & Bar 118 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Annual Muzzle/Vinyl Offsite Reading! We love bringing you this reading every year. Here's who will be reading this time around: Jessica Abughattas, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Adam Falkner, Matty Layne Glasgow, Maya Marshall, jamie mortara, Christopher Rose. Cup & Bar is fully accessible and close to the Convention Center (0.3 miles). It has some lovely and inexpensive eats and drinks. We hope to see you! Contact: KMA Sullivan

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All Pinxy All Stars at Milepost 5

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

Join the Portland-based celebration(s!!) for the launch of Michelle Peñaloza's FORMER POSSESSIONS OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE! Join us on September 18th for an evening with All Star Pinxy writers, Christopher Rose, Armin Tolentino, Janice Sapigao, Jake Vermaas along with Michelle, in APANO's De-Canon Library at Milepost 5. Portland- and Northern California- based poets will join forces to combine readings and karaoke into an extravaganza of entertainment and literary import! Doors open at 6:30pm, and readings/performances will begin promptly at 7:00pm! All are welcome and the event is free of charge.

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Incite: Queer Writers Read – September: SPECULATE

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer Perrine. This event will take place in-person at Literary Arts’ downtown center. Please review our Covid-19 guidelines.  Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bi-monthly reading series for Queer writers. For September, our featured readers are Wendy N. Wagner, Lydia Rogue, and Christopher Rose. Our theme for the month is SPECULATE. This is a free event hosted by Literary Arts.  

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Constellation #4 (April 20th): Genevieve DeGuzman, Jaye Nasir, Christopher Rose

Tin House 2617 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

After another packed house in March, Constellation returns on April 20th with an all-local lineup. As always, doors open at 6:45 and the reading starts around 7:15. Meet this month's readers: Genevieve DeGuzman (she/her) is a Philippine-born poet, speculative writer, and lover of all things robot, chimera, and alien. As a poet, Genevieve won the Atticus Review contest, was a finalist for the Michelle Boisseau Prize selected by Traci Brimhall, and earned Best New Poets nominations. Most recently, her chapbook “Machine Learning” was a semi-finalist for the Black River Chapbook Competition by Black Lawrence Press. She was named a 2022 Oregon Literary Fellow and has earned fellowships from Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency and Vermont Studio Center. In a former life, she worked in international development…

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