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Why There Are Words: Peace and Justice

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Why There Are Words – Portland returns for a second year of outstanding live author readings February 17, 2019 (Sunday) at 4pm, at  Leach Botanical Garden in SE Portland. The following six acclaimed authors will read on the theme of Peace and Justice. Doors open at 4PM; readings begin at 4:15. $10 at the door; proceeds to benefit Leach Botanical Garden. Donations to WTAW, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, are always welcome. For details, including readers’ full bios, see whytherearewords.com/pdx. Stevan Allred lives in Portland, Oregon, halfway between Hav and the Isle of the Dead, which is to say he spends as much time burrowed into his imagination as he possibly can. The Alehouse at the End of the World, his debut novel, was published by Forest…

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The Voice of Empathy: Sam Roxas-Chua and Annie Lighthart

The Tiny Theater PDX 3306 SE 65th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Organized by Portland poet A. Molotkov, The Voice of Empathy is a poetry series that showcases writers whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. Each reading will be followed by a Q&A. March 3 Sam Roxas-Chua Annie Lighthart Limited seating, please arrive early for a guaranteed seat. From the Facebook event page: The Voice of Empathy is a poetry series that showcases writers whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. This description is for the poets’ reference only and does not presume to impose any constraints on the work selected for presentation. There is room…

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Incite: Queer Writers Read

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

INCITE. Because of queer stories. Because of these times. Because. To create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Readers: Penny Guisinger, Stephanie Adams Santos, Sam Roxas-Chua, Barrie Jean Borrich, and Violet Defiant. A reading series for Queer writers curated by Kate Carroll de Gutes and Kate Gray. Contact: Kate Gray

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Reading: Casandra Lopez, Sam Roxas-Chua, John Sibley Williams

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

Join Mother Focault’s for the Portland book launch of Casandra Lopez’s powerful new collection Brother Bullet, just released from University of Arizona Press. Joining her will be Oregon poets Sam Roxas-Chua and John Sibley Williams. Casandra Lopez is a Chicana and California Indian (Cahuilla/Tongva/Luiseño) writer who’s received support from CantoMundo, Bread Loaf and Jackstraw. She’s been selected for residencies with the School of Advanced Research and Hedgebrook. Her chapbook, Where Bullet Breaks, was published by the Sequoyah National Research Center and her poetry collection, Brother Bullet, was just released from University of Arizona. She’s a founding editor of As/Us: A Space For Women Of The World and teaches at Northwest Indian College. https://casandramlopez.com/ Sam Roxas-Chua is a poet and multi-disciplinary artist from Eugene, Oregon. His…

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Sam Roxas-Chua

PSU - Fariborz Maseeh Hall 1855 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Sam Roxas-Chua is the author of Saying Your Name Three Times Underwater, Echolalia in Script, and Fawn Language. His poems, artworks, and asemic writings have appeared in journals including Narrative, December Magazine, Cream City Review and an essay/review of his two recent books appears in the Georgia Review and Rhino Poetry. His poetry sequence Diary of Collected Summers was awarded the Missouri Review’s Miller Audio Prize and most recently he was interviewed by Gulf Coast Journal. In his writing process, Sam is interested in discovering the invisible poem. These are images and thoughts conjured up by asemic or open-form writing, a writing practice using non-sensical script. Here’s how he described it in an interview: "In between stanzas of a poem, or when I can’t quite get to an image or a phrase, I pull out a piece of paper and start writing this…

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