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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Nastashia Minto

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is a qualifying slam for the Women of the World Poetry Slam Finals. There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will have a feature from Nastashia Minto! We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues. Accessibility info: Tiny's is on the 6 bus line, which is a frequent service line. It is a quarter mile from the the streetcar line and about a half mile away from the max.…

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Free – $5

Wordlights Poetry ft. Nastashia Minto

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday December 14th, we'll have a feature from Nastashia Minto, mini-features from Matan Gold & Maryam Gabriel-Imam, and a short set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Nastashia Minto Nastashia Minto is an African American woman who was born in South Georgia and raised there by her grandparents. She grew up in poverty and around drugs, alcohol, and family violence. Her life experiences led her to obtain an associate’s degree in occupational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has been writing since she was nine years old and has found that her writing offers her another way to help people. Currently residing in Portland, Oregon her debut book…

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Free

The Poe Show 2020

Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR, United States

Every year we celebrate Edgar Allan Poe with a birthday party/roast that includes a variety of performances. This year is no exception. We're looking at bringing six new acts to you along with some surprises. Join us for a taste of the macabre like only Portland can provide! Sally K. Lehman Melissa Lynne Katie Doyle Tim Stapleton Beats by Taber Arias Nastashia Minto performing The Raven and more TBA! Celebrate the master of the macabre with spoken word, music, improv, and skits that are inspired by Poe, are interpretations of his work, or roasts of Poe. DOORS AT 7:30pm. From the Poe Museum website: The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. His…

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$5

Whitenoise Project 23: Lashley / Mckizzie / Minto / Dudley / L&R

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... Aaaaaaand we're back! Please join Whitenoise Project as we celebrate kicking off our FOURTH year of Portland's only BIPOC-centering reading series, run by People of Color. It's really exciting to be able to share this event and these brilliant Artists of Color with everyone! Featuring: -Robert Lashley -Briauna Skye Mckizzie -Nastashia Minto -Tessara Gabrielle Dudley With an opening musical set by Lark and Raven! Date/Time: Friday 02.21.20 @ 7pm Location TBA The Whitenoise Project is a reading and discussion series aiming to center voices from underrepresented communities (Black, Indigenous, PoC, Queer, Femme, WoC and people with disabilities), and is sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) and the Collins Foundation. looking for more BI/POC writers and artists to feature in upcoming…

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Gobshite Quarterly launch! 25 Poems on the Death of Ursula K. Le Guin

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

Launching Gobshite Quarterly # 35/36: *Portland poets Ann Farley, Nastashia Minto, Selena Bekakis, and Amy Baskin *OBA-nominated Portland writer Matthew Robinson *Australian poet Les Murray and a personal memoir of Murray by Swiss writer Christoph Keller... Poems also from Croatia, Lithuania, and Switzerland (German translation by Portland poet and Holbrook Award winner Douglas Spangle) *graphics and flash fiction from around the world *and also launching 25 Poems On The Death Of Ursula K. Le Guin (M. F. McAuliffe)

Free

Seek Shelter Salon

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We are thrilled and honored to feature these beautiful and powerful Black writers at the next Seek Shelter Salon: Amber Flame, Breezy Janae, Jewels, Nastashia Minto, and Shay Raymond. Please join us this Saturday, June 20, at 5 p.m. PST to seek shelter in words, in art, and in each other. We only have room for 100 people, so make sure you mark your calendars and go to zoom.us to download the app. Then go to room 584-693-1435.

Free

@ Literary Arts Online: One Page Wednesday – September

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Literary Arts is taking One Page online! Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! September’s One Page featured reader is Nastashia Minto. Hosted by Natalie Serber. Click here to register. You do NOT need a Zoom account to log on to a Zoom meeting. You don’t need to live in Portland to participate. If you have questions, please contact jessica@literary-arts.org. Nastashia Minto is the author of Naked: The Rhythm and Groove of It. The Depth and Length to It. An African American woman born in South Georgia and raised there…

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Free

Incite: Queer Writers Read—March 2021

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, monthly reading series for Queer writers. Join us in March as we explore the topic of Repair/Rebuild with Ajai Terrazas Tripathi, Megan Alpert, Nastashia Minto, and Daniel Gyu. Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, monthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer Perrine. The theme for March is Repair/Rebuild. Register for this event in advance.

Free

In-Store Poetry Reading: Riley Danvers, Xylophone Mykland, Ahuva S. Zaslavsky, Nastashia Minto

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

Annie Bloom's welcome local poets Riley Danvers, Xylophone Mykland, and Ahuva S. Zaslavsky for readings from their new collections, published by Portland's own First Matter Press. They will be joined by fellow local poet Nastashia Minto, who will be reading a selection of new poems. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. About Even the Air, Too Heavy: When the body becomes a monument of loss, the self must navigate a vast internal space, not on the world's timeline, but in its own circadian cadences. Riley Danvers's collection Even the Air, Too Heavy wayfinds through the emptiness of miscarriage with words and experimental forms that…

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Constellation #5: Ajose-Fisher, Mayer, Minto

Tin House 2617 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR, United States

April's event was a stunner, and we're thrilled to announce a stellar local lineup for our fifth Constellation on May18th, along with some exciting changes. Changes first: the reading space has been transformed into a beautiful independent bookstore! Bishop & Wilde will be open before the event. Feel free to arrive early and shop. And now, this month's readers: Kesha Ajose-Fisher (she/her) is the author of the award-winning collection of stories, No God Like the Mother, which focuses on the lives and realities of women who have been tasked with holding up the sky, all while the world whispers “you’re doing it wrong.” She has also earned a number of prestigious awards for other essays and stories she has written over the years, including The…

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