LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.

For details regarding specific events please contact the organizers or venues. If you are an organizer or venue and would like to reach out to us please feel free to contact us or submit an event using our submission form. We’d love to hear from you!

Spring 5-Minute Reading Marathon

The Stacks Coffeehouse 1831 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our Spring Five-Minute Marathon Reading! If you were here for our Grand Opening party in December, you’re familiar with the format, but if not—each reader will read a five minute piece, and there will be about ten minutes between each reading, all afternoon. It’s a lot of fun, and we hope you can be there! Readers include: jay dodd, Sophia Shalmiyev, Nastashia Minto, Myllo Mae, Callum Angus, Gary Gamza, Ben McPherson, Laura Lampton Scott, Cecily Patterson, Michele Glazer, Alissa Hattman, Bethany Marcel, & Consuelo Wise.

Free

Grief Rites Readers Series PRIDE Pop-up Event

The Stacks Coffeehouse 1831 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us Saturday, June 29, 3pm at The Stacks Coffeehouse on N Killingsworth, for a special pop-up reading event. In honor of PRIDE month you'll hear stories of love and loss from Queer writers. Grief Rites is a monthly storytelling showcase about grief, loss and love. Gather in community with others who share grief in all forms and manifestations. Come ready to cry, laugh, listen and hold space for yourself and others. Curated readers: Adrian Mirror Gary Gamza Jessica Wadleigh Jewels Joni Whitworth Nastashia Minto Nicole Foss Shloimy Notik

Free

LEMON WORLD 10

Lone Fir Cemetery Southeast 26th Avenue and Southeast Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

A weekly poetry reading series that takes place in Lone Fir Cemetery. Lemon World 10 features poetry by Gary Gamza, Lu B, and Matthew Layng. Our last dance of the season is approaching! Bring a candle, bring an umbrella, bring a friend 🎺🌲🕷🍋 *Reading site is visible from the cemetery entrance on the Morrison side across from the Belmont Apartments*

Free