The Team Mashallah Reading (AWP Offsite Event)
De-Canon Library / ArtHaus at Milepost 5 8155 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR, United StatesFeatured readers: Hanif Abdurraqib Kaveh Akbar Fatimah Asghar Safia Elhillo Angel Nafis!
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Tin House AWP Partyyyyyyyyy
Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and welcome the AWP literary conference to Rip City with an evening of poetry and dancing. Tin House Books authors Hanif Abdurraqib, Erica Dawson, Morgan Parker, and Tommy Pico will be reading from their latest collections, with DJ Mami Miami providing the after-reading dance party. $5 cover fee with proceeds going to the Tin House Scholarship fund. These awards include targeted scholarships for writers who identify as: single parent, immigrant, still-emerging (writers over 40), formerly incarcerated, and/or graphic artist of color. 21 +
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LIT in Portland
Friendly House Gymnasium 1737 NW 26th Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesHang out with your favorite people, see old friends, and make some new ones at this awesome offsite dance party! Five literary organizations have come together to host the party everyone will be talking about. Get down on the dance floor with guest DJs Hanif Abdurraqib, Eloisa Amezcua, Alexander Chee, Melissa Febos, and MC Patrick Boyle. Cash bar, snacks, free swag, selfie booth with props, balloons, black lights, so many balloons—we can't emphasize that enough. Get your LIT on in Portland and let loose! #LITinPortland Contact: Julie Buntin, Megan Galbraith, Emily Gilbert, Nata
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Visiting Writers Series: Hanif Abdurraqib
Reed College - Eliot Hall Chapel 3203 SE Woodstock, Portland, OR, United StatesHanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of a New York Times best-selling biography on A Tribe Called Quest called Go Ahead in the Rain (University of Texas Press, February 2019), The Crown Ain't Worth Much (Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press, 2016), nominated for a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award, and They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Two Dollar Radio, 2017), named a best book of 2017 by NPR, Pitchfork, Oprah Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Slate, Esquire, GQ, and Publisher's Weekly, among others. He is a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow, a poetry editor at Muzzle Magazine, and a member of the poetry collective Echo Hotel with poet/essayist Eve Ewing. Abdurraqib has two forthcoming books including a new…
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Tin House Summer Workshop Reading: Hanif Abdurraqib, Melissa Febos, Solmaz Sharif
Online N/A, Portland, OR, United StatesHanif Abdurraqib, Melissa Febos, Solmaz Sharif YouTube
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Hanif Abdurraqib, Kaveh Akbar, and Leslie Jamison
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesThe Alano Club of Portland’s Artists in Recovery series and Literary Arts are thrilled to welcome Hanif Abdurraqib, Kaveh Akbar, and Leslie Jamison to Portland for a reading and conversation about the intersections of mental health and substance use recovery, creativity, and building community. The discussion will be moderated by Kasey Anderson. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited so reserving a ticket on Eventbrite is recommended. This event is sponsored by Third Eye Books, Tin House, and the Willamette University/PNCA Low Residency Creative Writing MFA Program. In-Person Event Note: This event meets in-person at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington. Literary Arts will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, or a negative test result (within 72 hours) from a…
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Hanif Abdurraqib
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesA reading with Hanif Abdurraqib, poet, essayist, and cultural critic. He is the author of the poetry The Crown Ain’t Worth Much and the essay collection They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us. This is an in-person event. Please review our Covid-19 guidelines. Be prepared to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR Test at the door. Masks are not required but encouraged. If you have any questions, contact Jessica at jessica@literary-arts.org. Hanif Abdurraqib Hanif Abdurraqib is an American poet, essayist, and cultural critic. He is the author of 2016 poetry collection The Crown Ain't Worth Much, published by Button Poetry; the 2017 essay collection They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, published by Two Dollar Radio; the 2019 non-fiction book, Go…
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