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In-Visible Disabilities Open Mic (presented by Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents the (In)Visible Disabilities Mic - a poetry open mic for Disabled and Chronically Ill/in pain poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Doc Luben. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Bigfoot Regional Preliminary Slam – Literary Arts

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

In this event for The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) will compete in a battle of words. Three teams of poets will compete at Literary Arts starting at 6:00pm, while a set of three different teams will compete at Literary Art's at 8:00pm. Audience members selected at random determine the winner. Come see this dynamic event for yourself! ***6:00pm Competing Teams*** Team Boise (Boise, ID) Team Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) Spokane Poetry Slam (Spokane, WA) ***8:00pm Competing Teams*** Portland Poetry Slam (Portland, OR) Victoria Slam (Victoria, B.C.) Omaha Poetry Slam (Omaha, NE)

Free

Bigfoot Regional Preliminary Slam – Powell’s Books

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

In this event for The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) will compete in a battle of words. Three teams of poets will compete at Powell's Books, Inc. (downtown location) starting at 6:00pm, while a set of three different teams will compete at Powell's at 8:00pm. Audience members selected at random determine the winner. Come see this dynamic event for yourself! ***6:00pm Competing Teams*** Dead Parrot's Society (Eugene, OR) San Diego Poetry Slam (San Diego, CA) Rain City Slam (Seattle, WA) ***8:00pm Competing Teams*** Word Humboldt (Humboldt, CA) Slamlandia (Portland, OR) Seattle Poetry Slam (Seattle, WA)

Free

Improv Rules for Writers Workshop (presented by Bigfoot Reg.)

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

Improv Rules For Writers 3 Simple Rules Making More, Better, Faster, Writing Without Anxiety Skyler Reed, Editor at Moved By Words (http://www.movedbywords.org) All Levels All Genres / Writing Styles Includes Optional Feedback Component Send a note to skyler@movedbywords.org if you want to send all-genre/all-style work of up to 10 pages in advance to be discussed in class or after class Drawing from a diverse background of both musical and stage improvisation, Skyler Reed presents a new kind of writing workshop that focuses on how you can say ‘yes’ to every word you write and become consistently re-generative and joyful in your writing process by introducing improvisation techniques into your own work. Create work that is meaningful and ‘yes’-filled from the first word to the last,…

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Free

Taxonomy Based Writing Workshop (presented by Bigfoot Regional)

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

Our surroundings provide us with wonder. Language blossoms from the same roots the flowers do. This generative writing workshop will use floral native to Oregon as inspiration for blossoming new work. Event hosted by Jayy Dodd. This event is free and open to the public as part of The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

African American Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents an open mic for black poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Brianna Grisby. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Performance Workshop with Doc Luben (presented by Bigfoot Reg.)

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

This upbeat, nuts-and-bolts performance workshop will focus on how to amplify your own unique power and rhythms to connect more deeply with your audience, and how to steer around the unconscious habits and blocks that keep your beautiful, ugly, important poems from being heard as they deserve to be. Doc Luben draws on decades of experience in performance and coaching to sharpen and energize the storytelling aspect of your spoken word. Participation is invited but not required. This event is free and open to the public as part of The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Asian & Pacific Islander Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents a poetry open mic for poets of Asian and Pacific Islander decent to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Hannah Kim. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Bigfoot Regional Slam Finals

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam is bringing you the top four Poetry Slam teams for the Pacific Northwest and beyond to battle it out on finals stage! Each team will earn a spot through preliminary competitions during the previous day. This event is all ages. There will be food and drinks for purchase, and there will be alcohol for donation. Tickets are available right now! Click on the ticket link to purchase them! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bigfootregionalpoetryslam/271357 $15 in advance $20 at the door $2 discount for seniors and students! This is an accessible-friendly venue. There are elevators, accessible seating, and gender neutral bathrooms. Don't miss out on the only chance you'll ever get to see the first ever Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam champion crowned!

$15 – $20

Bigfoot Regional Presents: Slam Olympics

ADX 417 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Ever wanted to witness slam poets play fun, wacky games in front of an entire audience? Well, then come on out for our first ever Slam Olympics!! Watch as three teams of brave slam poets go head-to-head in silly poetry challenges, such as: — Who can eat a chili pepper and keep their cool best while performing a poem? — Will the poet who pulls a piece of paper that reads "say your poem in a Midwestern accent" out of a hat be able to do so through their entire poem with conviction? — What objects will poets be given to write an entire poem on top of and then read to the audience? — Which songs will poets bring for the karaoke cover round???…

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$10 – $15
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