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Whitenoise Project 19: Yen / Kaufka / Kim / Agcaoili / Perez

Tryst Bar 19 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

For our first post-AWP Whitenoise Project event we are excited to announce a reading at Tryst, a WoC-owned bar and restaurant in Old Town! (also, our second ever reading on the west side and first in a while) We are also welcoming visiting poet and professor Jason Magabo Perez, who brings his first full-length collection, This is for the Mostless. https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2018/03/apertures-wishes-and-questions Featuring: Jessica Yen Beth Haworth-Kaufka Hannah Kim Ie Agcaoili Jason Magabo Perez ADA Accessible and All Ages! $5-10 suggested donation to help support the artists No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The Whitenoise Project is a reading and discussion series aiming to center voices from underrepresented / erased communities (Black and Indigenous people and/or PoC, Women and Femmes of Color,…

$5 – $10

Funeral for Flaca Book Release

Tryst Bar 19 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate the release of FUNERAL FOR FLACA: A MIXTAPE MEMOIR IN ESSAYS by Emilly Prado. After the completion of a year-long prose certificate program at the Independent Publishing Resource Center (with extensive curriculum dedicated to book design + production), Emilly has produced a novella-length collection of essays exploring identity and the body. Each of the 12 essays is titled with the name of a song to add context and give a nod to her love of music. Immerse yourself in an intimate evening celebrating the release of the title with a stellar lineup of BIPOC readers, a deliciously nostalgic all-vinyl blues & soul set from DJ Tiara Michelle, free cake, and plenty of goodies for sale (plus some for free!) Rather than spend your dollars…

Free