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LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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From Mother Foucault's website: Join us for Filament’s October reading, with special guest Jason Arias! The PSU writing program will have their usual cast of wonderful MFA readers in addition to Jason, and we’re happy to be hosting them again. See you the 13th! Facebook event here.
Filament features the exciting and innovative work of the graduates in Portland State University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Join us as we push the boundaries of the expected and encourage new ways of thinking about poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.
Filament's February reading will have your heart beating a little faster in this month of love! Enjoy snacks, wine, and some of the best writing in Portland with us on the 17th. Our readers in February are: Nada Sewidan Kathleen Levitt Samuel Wilhalm Neil Hetrick Lauren Hobson and we're lucky to be joined by Elyse Fenton, a celebrated local poet!
PSU's Creative Writing Program presents a reading by Suzanne Matson and Andrea Hollander. This reading takes place at Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 333. Suzanne Matson’s new novel, Ultraviolet, received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was included in Real Simple's roundup of “The Best Books of 2018.” Her first novel, The Hunger Moon, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. Her third, The Tree-Sitter, was short-listed for the PEN New England/ L. L. Winship Award. She has published two poetry collections with Alice James Books, and received writing fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Matson studied at Portland State University and the University of Washington. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, and teaches at Boston College.…
Join us for Filament's first reading of the year, where we'll celebrate the new cohort joining the MFA program and get inspired for Fall quarter. Our readers are: Karleigh Frisbie Andrew Byrds Lucie Bonvalet Cherif Jennifer Cie A.M. Rosales Jill McKenna
We will celebrate the newest graduates of the Portland State MFA on June 11! 🎉 With very special guest @mitchsjackson, distinguished alum of PSU. 🤩 Congratulations, @britbirdhouse, @karinabriski, @cynthiacarmina, Mark Guziel, @neilhetrick, @davejarecki, @kathleenlevitt, @rhetorical_saboteur, Sam Willhalm, and @jennifercie1. 🎉 #mfagrad @portlandstatealumni #portlandstate Congrats also to Nada Sewidan and Peter Zikos! Featuring: Brit Barnhouse Karina Briski Cynthia Carmina Gómez Mark Guziel Neil Hetrick Dave Jarecki Kathleen Levitt Joshua Pollock Samuel Willhalm Jennifer Williams with special guest: Mitchell Jackson Via Zoom, Registration Required rsvp to gradrsvppdx@gmail.com
Filament is BACK! Filament is an all-genre Creative Writing Reading series from Portland State’s MFA Program. Join us on February 17 from 7 - 8:30 PM at Corporeal Writing to hear five talented writers from the Creative Writing program read their work! Free to attend. Masks and Vaccine Cards Required. Featuring: Joshua Stanek, Natalie Flaherty, Nora Broker, Jay Butler, and Alex Roselio De La Cruz