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Marc Janssen, Carolyn Martin, James Merrill

Multnomah County Library 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

Free Range Poetry presents Marc Janssen, Carolyn Martin, James Merrill Monday, April 1, 2019 Northwest Library 2300 NW Thurman Street Portland An open mic will precede featured poets. Open mic readers limited to two pages of material. Sign up for open mic at 5:45 pm. Reading 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Marc Janssen Marc Janssen is an internationally published poet and poetic activist. His work has appeared haphazardly in printed journals and anthologies such as Off the Coast, Cirque Journal, Penumbra, The Ottawa Arts Review and Manifest West. He also coordinates poetry events in the Willamette Valley of Oregon including the Salem Poetry Project, a weekly reading, and Salem Poetry Festival. Carolyn Martin From Assistant Professor of English to management trainer to retiree, Carolyn Martin…

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Head for the Hills Virtual Reading and Open Mic

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Featured reader Brittney Corrigan (reading at 7pm) followed by an open mic starting at 7:20pm. Open mic is 1-3 poems up to 5 minutes, ending at 8pm. Join the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81905840053?pwd=ZTJsTk9XR3dZNExxOWkxbE5YRTNmdz09 Head for the Hills has been an ongoing poetry series held at the Hillsdale Library that meets on the last Tuesday of the month. Co-hosted by Marc Janssen. Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 819 0584 0053 Passcode: 971652

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Joint Patio Reading: Dale Champlin and Marc Janssen

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

Rose City Book Pub is thrilled to host not one, but two joint readings on the patio on August 26th at 7pm. The star readers in question will be Dale Champlin reading excerpts from Callie Comes of Age and Marc Janssen reading excerpts from November Reconsidered. Show up to listen to some fantastic poetry and order some food if you’re feeling it. Praise for Callie Comes of Age Ringing with an exquisite lyricism, Dale Champlin’s amazing Callie Comes of Age—a novel in the form of poetry will hold you in thrall. Set in the harsh ranch country of the American West, which shapes her life, Callie’s story evolves from an early childhood filled with tenderness and a strong sense of belonging into a grim tale of…

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