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Festival of Language 2019

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Festival of Language will feature over fifty rapid-fire readings of original creative works by as many authors. This event will also include reading experiments. Check out Festival of Language on Facebook for a complete list of readers. Contact: Jane L. Carman A festival of readings and reading experiments served rapid fire. Tentative Reading Schedule: 3:00-4:00 G.M. Palmer J.D. Smith Emily Vieweg Ryan Collins Leona Sevick Teri Lee Kline Tom Bligh Janeé J. Baugher reading eXperiments 4:00-5:00 Jamison Lee Penn Stewart Kass FLeisher Sarah Browning Robert P. Kaye Karen Stefano Michael Mejia reading eXperiments 5:00-6:00 Tim Kahl Andrew Farkas Jen Knox Pedro Ponce Jonathan Penton Penny Kline Martha Jackson Kaplan Ryan Clark Joani Reese David Stevenson Lance Olsen 6:00-7:00 Helen Rye Joey Gould Kathryn Kysar…

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Unlikely Stories and Rigorous

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Unlikely Stories, an electronic magazine of art, and Rigorous, a journal by people of color, are joining forces to bring a unique poetry and literary event. The reading will immediately follow the fantastic Festival of Language, and will be hosted by Rigorous editor Kenning JP Garcia and Unlikely editor Jonathan Penton. Unlikely Stories has been running on the web since 1998, and spawned a print arm, Unlikely Books. Rigorous was unleashed on Inauguration Day, 2017, and has published art, literature, and interviews by people of color. Unlikely Stories Mark V, an electronic magazine of art, and Rigorous, a journal by people of color, are joining forces to bring a unique poetry and literary event. The reading will immediately follow the fantastic Festival of Language, and…

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Lavender Ink and River Writers Present the Krewe de Louisiane

The Big Legrowlski 812 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Lavender Ink (New Orleans) and the River Writers Reading Series (Baton Rouge, LA) bring you masters of poetry and prose from Louisiana, Dixie, and beyond! We’ll bring you a diverse set of literary styles from a varied group of authors. The lineup includes Maurice Carlos Ruffin reading from his novel and Rodger Kamenetz reading from his new book of poetry. Come hear some literature, drink an afternoon beer, and have some fun! Contact: Jonathan Penton Lavender Ink (New Orleans) and the River Writers Reading Series (Baton Rouge, LA) bring you masters of poetry and prose from Louisiana, Dixie, and beyond! We’ll bring you a diverse set of literary styles from a varied group of authors. The lineup includes Devon Balwit, Vincent Cellucci, Mel Coyle, Moira…

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