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Grand Slam Poetry (at AWP)

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Saturday of AWP at your favorite bar, and mine, the Cardinal Club, Ru (Nina) Puro, Rob Schlegel, Elizabeth Clark Wessel, and MC Hyland read from their latest work. Rob Schlegel's book is IN THE TREE WHERE THE DOUBLE SEX SLEEPS from University of Iowa Press. MC Hyland's book is THE END from Sidebrow. Elizabeth Clark Wessel founded and publishes ARGOS BOOKS, and Ru (Nina) Puro's ELEGY WITH PILOT LIGHT is an Argos chapbook. Her full-length collection is EACH TREE COULD HOLD A NOOSE OR A HOUSE.

Free