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First Matter Press Poetry Reading and Open Mic

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join First Matter Press for a poetry reading and open mic on Saturday, May 16 at 6:00! Peter Hamer, Eitan Codish, and K. M. Lighthouse, joined by guests, will read from their forthcoming books to be released in summer/fall 2020 by First Matter Press. Details will be given about our open submission period as well! Go to our website to rsvp, sign up for an open mic spot, and receive the zoom link at: http://www.firstmatterpress.org/rsvp.html The readings begin at 6:00. Eitan Codish is a poet, translator, social worker, and school counselor currently based in Portland, Oregon. His poems have appeared in Epicenter, Nimrod, Polaris, and others, and have been translated into Farsi, Hebrew, and Italian. Peter Hamer lives in Estacada, Oregon. He sits on the…

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