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Poets of Finishing Line Press

Black Hat Books 2831 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Fourteen poets recently published by Finishing Line Press and living in the Pacific Northwest will read snippets of their work. There will be wine and snacks. Readers include Heidi Seaborn, Douglas Cole, Kristin Berger, Julene T. Weaver, Don Colburn, Suzanne Sigafoos, Brittney Corrigan, Dawn Marar, Joe Soldati, Dianne Stepp, Judith Montgomery, MaryAnn L. Miller, Leanne Grabel, and J.D. Smith. Contact: Leanne Grabel

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Gobshite Quarterly # 33/34!

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

This issue features: Leanne Grabel on Sylvia Plath's last weekend - Jennifer Robin travelling many dimensions of strange on the Portland bus system - Poe Ballantine on the manic under-achievements of FancyPants McTeo - Recent poetry & prose from Lithuania, Croatia, Russia, and Switzerland. Each piece appears in English & at least 3 other languages.

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Celebration of Mothers! With Leanne Grabel and more

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Here's to Moms!! Please join us as we celebrate mothers with seven fabulous local poets! Reading tonight will be Kevin Sampsell, Tim Barnes, Suzanne Sigafoos, Penelope Schott, Donna Prinzmetal, Nikki Shulak, and Leanne Grabel. Kevin Sampsell is a Portland author, publisher, bookseller, collage artist, and father. He was born in Kennewick, Washington, and is the youngest of six children. While growing up, his mother worked at a fabric store and made most of his wardrobe. Penelope Scambly Schott is a past recipient of the Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Recent books include Serpent Love: A Mother-Daughter Epic about a struggle with her adult daughter, House of the Cardamom Seed, and November Quilt. Penelope lives a double life -- in Portland where she and her husband host…

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Grief Rites Readers Series ~ September 9

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

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. *Trigger warning, because Grief. Content not edited for language or topic. Mature audience. *Venue is accessible; gender-neutral restrooms on premises Readings begin promptly at 7:30pm. ***This month's event will include an open mic, in addition to our curated readers. If you have words to share about your grief, we welcome you.*** Open mic signups begin at 6:30, readings start at 7pm. First priority will be given to those who've not previously shared at one of our events. You'll have roughly 4 minutes. If you have any questions about the open…

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Reading: Evelyn Sharenov and Leanne Grabel

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Evelyn will be reading from her new collection of short stories, The New American Family. Leanne will be reading from her new collection of flash memoir, Husband.

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Bards of Stumptown

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

You’ve read Leanne Grabel’s article (https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2019/10/23/meet-the-poets-who-defined-a-portland-era-and-are-still-at-it) in November’s Portland Monthly about 8 Portland poets who’ve continued writing and performing their work while building and supporting the region’s literary network for 4 decades. Here’s a chance to hear, see and meet the writers Leanne Grabel Walt Curtis Douglas Spangle Barbara LaMorticella Tim Barnes Casey Bush dan raphael & hopefully Judith Barrington Leanne Grabel loves mixing genres and collaborating with musicians and a funky old casio. Her latest work is a collection of flash memoir about her long-ass marriage and co-conspirator in Cafe Lena and performance work, Steve Sander. Born on the 4th of July, Walt Curtis has long been's Portland unofficial poet laureate. Douglas Spangle tries out new pens and butters toast for absent friends. Barbara…

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Geraldine Foote, Leanne Grabel, Gwen McNeir, and Elaine S. Nussbaum

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of spoken word with Pacific Northwest poets Elaine S. Nussbaum, Leanne Grabel, Geraldine Foote, and Gwen McNeir. All have recently published books with Finishing Line Press. Elaine S. Nussbaum is the author of Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest. She is a former special education teacher and occasionally teaches poetry and lyrics at a juvenile detention center in Portland. She holds a Certificate in Poetics from Naropa University and an MFA in Writing from Pacific University. In 1986, she walked across the USA with the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament. Leanne Grabel’s graphic collection of prose poems, Gold Shoes, is her most recent published work. Grabel is a writer, illustrator, performer, and special education teacher. Currently, Grabel is…

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Leanne Grabel, Brontosaurus Illustrated, reading with Joanna Rose and Sherri Levine

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

We are thrilled to welcome Leanne Grabel, one of the most creative artists in town, back to Broadway Books to talk about her new book Brontosaurus Illustrated, along with her "back-up band": the writers Sherri Levine and Joanna Rose. Brontosaurus Illustrated is the story of a rape that is now fifty years old. Nina Gold was a 19-year-old Stanford sophomore riding a full math scholarship to the American dream. But her avid quest was trampled one spring break by a kidnapping and rape, a trauma the size of a brontosaurus. Brontosaurus Illustrated is a graphic rendition of this story and Nina's consequent spin-out that lasted for decades as she searched for reasons, meanings, antidotes. And a way forward. With a rape occurring every minute of…

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In-Store Poetry Reading: Leanne Grabel and Elaine S. Nussbaum

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Oregon poets Leanne Grabel and Elaine S. Nussbaum for an in-store reading from their new collections, all published by local press The Poetry Box. Unfortunately, Rachel Barton, who was originally scheduled to participate, is no longer able to join the event. About My Husband's Eyebrows: My Husband's Eyebrows is a humorous examination and honest celebration of Grabel's long marriage—its good, its bad, its ugly—told through a collection of prose poems and poetry, punctuated by the author's richly colored, exuberant, exaggerated illustrations. Leanne Grabel is a writer, illustrator, and performer in love with mixing genres. Her first collaboration was with a bongo player and sax player in the mid-70s and her most recent collaborations were with filmmaker Penny Allen and dancer/choreographer Gregg Bielemeier.…

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