A resource for the PDX literary community. Produced by Old Pal.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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Susan Anglada Bartley, Jacque Dixon, Kelly Gomes, Mercedes Muñoz, Mary Rechner, Chris Smith, Desmond Spann, and Dana Vinger (from Franklin, Lincoln, and Madison high schools, Bridger K-8, and Sage/DART School) share poetry, prose, text & image, and freestyle lyrics for an inspiring interactive literary happening.
Three musicians vs. three poets vs. three comedians! - the audience picks the winners! Plus a featured performance and a raffle! ************************************************** PRICE OF TICKETS $10 online with an advanced purchase or $15 at the door. Get yours now at WWW.NOVAPDX.ORG ************************************************** ROUND ONE – NINE PERFORMERS Three poets will perform one piece in their round. Then the audience will select their favorite performance by applause and that poet will advance to the final round. Then three comedians will perform and the audience will select one to advance. Then three musicians will perform and the audience will select one of them to join the poet and the comedian in the final round. FEATURE PERFORMANCE - DeAngelo Gillispie SPECIAL GUEST: Mr. Monday POETRY Nani Jones Vivian…
Comedy vs. Tragedy is a variety competition show in Portland, Oregon. A poet, a musician and a comedian bring their best performance skills to the stage and vie for audience applause. The winner features in the next show, gets a cash prize and one hour recording session at Shady Pines Media. In the Final round the new winner competes against the reigning champion of Comedy vs. Tragedy. This month we have a feature performance from poet Desmond Spann, the winner of Comedy vs. Tragedy #16. The challengers this month are: Morgan Paige (poet) Galloping Strider (musician) Patti Mansbach (comedian) Get your tickets early and support local artists! DOORS AT 5:30PM, THE SHOW STARTS AT 6PM For raffle donation or sponsorships reach out to Alex Nova…
Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by Nova PDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, August 3rd, we'll have a feature from Desmond Spann and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Desmond Spann To be light, pass the spark, and watch us glow is Desmond Spann's vision. His creative expressions of emceeing, music, teaching, and writing seek true liberation-freedom from fear. He is the founder of the emcee community RhymesMaster Crew (RhymeMasters.com). His performances and poetry were featured OPB's Oregon Art Beat. His first book Des Writes Bars and Poems Too (available on Amazon) is a collection of verses and spoken word poems, expanding the definition of Hip Hop poetry. Desmond gains wisdom, support, and love from his partner Kacy,…
Join us on NOVEMBER 21ST for a Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! This is a qualifying slam to get into our WOWPS finals at the start of next year. Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 7:00 PM Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. No door admission. We will have a feature from the fantastic Desmond Spann! ★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★ The open mic will start the show out. The open mic is a great way to share your wonderful poetry! You…