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First Word Reading Series: The Crucible

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

The First Word reading series at Powell's highlights emerging voices from the Portland literary community. The March event features contributors to The Crucible, a new zine dedicated to feminist creative practice and to dismantling the garbage narratives of patriarchy and capitalism. Featured readers: Effy Garside Mitchell, Missy Ladygo, Kristin Olson-Huddle, Renee Honn, Caitlin Delohery, Ivy Ross Ricci, & Nikki Levine. Emceed by Sophia Shalmiyev & Leni Zumas. The inaugural issue of The Crucible will be available for purchase! March's First Word features contributors to The Crucible, a new zine dedicated to feminist creative practice and to dismantling the garbage narratives of patriarchy and capitalism. Emceed by Leni Zumas (Red Clocks) and Sophia Shalmiyev (Mother Winter), with words by Effy Garside Mitchell, Missy Ladygo, Kristin Olson-Huddle,…

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