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WORD! All Ages Poetry Workshop

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

This will be a workshop centered around finding the power in the little details of our lives, and piecing them together to create a piece that shows how much every part of who we are matters, and deserves to be heard. Lets write, let’s perform, let’s create something impactful. All ages: free for youth, $5-$15 sliding scale for adults (25+). All proceeds go to the facilitator! Friday, March 8th 7-9pm About the facilitator: Bella is a local slam poet who competes and has performed at various events such as the WeMake Disrupt Conference, Invisible Spectrums, Ori Art Gallery, Intersect Fest, and various other pop up art events. She is 24 year old California native who found herself in Portland after a few things went wrong,…

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Free – $15

Readings from They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing

The Fixin' To 8218 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of readings from Black Lawrence Press' anthology of collaborative writing. Edited by Simone Muench, Dean Rader, Sally Ashton, and Jackie K. White, They Said includes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms. Readers include: Amorak Huey, Todd Kaneko, Martha Silano, Ben Clark, GennaRose Nethercott, Cynthia Arrieu-King, Denise Duhamel, Julie Marie Wade, Jennifer Givhan, Alicia Elkort, Kelly Magee, Carol Guess, John Gallaher, G.C. Waldrep, Tyler Mills, Kendra DeColo, Callista Buchen, Amy Ash, Isobel O’Hare, Sarah Lyn Rogers, and Kyle McCord. Contact: Gina Keicher Come out for an evening of collaborative readings from They Said, BLP's multi-genre anthology of collaborative writing! Edited by Simone Muench, Dean Rader, Sally Ashton, & Jackie K. White, They Said includes poetry, fiction, and…

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MIND & MOUTH Open Mic

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

You know the deal: Performances by youth (10-24)! Folks of ALL AGES encouraged to come and listen! Performance sign-up will be available at the event! We'd love to see written and performance work of all forms shared - spoken word, slam poetry, monologues, acoustic music with written lyrics, hip hop, collections of words that can't yet be defined by category, etc. $0-5 for youth (under 25), $5-10 for adults (25+)* Friday, April 26th, 7-10pm *Enrollment and sign in are not required for this event. Enrollment (open only to folks 24 and under) is required for the majority of our programming. If you're a young person and plan to come back, you should enroll! For more details check out our enrollment page!

Free – $10

Humor and Gag Comics: A Miss Anthology Comics Workshop (all ages)

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Jenny Vu from the Portland Mercury will be teaching Humor and Gag Comics this year! Like to draw? Like making jokes? Gag comics are for you! In this workshop we’ll focus on putting words and images together in a way that is funny and unique to you. All ages, free for youth, enrollment required* Saturday, August 10th, 1-4pm *Limited to 30 participants on a first come, first served basis. Enroll here: https://missanthology.wordpress.com/august-10th-with-jenny-vu/

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