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Portland Heat Soirée

The Perlene 1910 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Heat is a collection of poetry by Hannah Vogel that started as a love letter to a city and ended up being a series of poems that reflect on the tensions of the artist/muse relationship and the cosmological connection between two people that aren't meant to be together. It is incredibly tender, sweet and a wonderful work of poetry. The books were hand-written, hand cut and hand stitched. It also marks Zines + Thing's first adventure into a ~real publishing space. So as a way to mark this special occasion and bring Portland Heat into the world, Hannah and Zines + Things will be throwing a little bit of a celebration complete with champagne, snacks and poetry readings. Open to partners and friends of…

Free

Tell Me A Story #9

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to Tell Me A Story #9, a free monthly reading series presented by zines + things and hosted by Rose City Book Pub. We're excited to announce a stellar lineup of writers and poets for our next installment. Join us Monday, October 21st, from 7-9pm as we welcome work from Katherine D. Morgan, Leigh Nishi-Strattner, Juleen Johnson, Meg Weber and Robert Torres. Hope to see you there!

Free

Literally Crawling: A Virtual Lit Crawl

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Produced by Zines + Things, Death Rattle Writers Festival, Unchaste Readers, and The Poetry Brothel A two-day reading festival featuring five curated shows from each collaborating literary organization showcasing the poetry and prose of writers and artists from around the country. We hope these readings offer you something inspiring, relaxing, and stirring to tune into all weekend this fall. The recommend ticket donation is $7. Each participating organization will be raising money for charities in their own cities — we will be announcing artists and line-ups soon so register, and stay tuned! November 14th & 15th

Free – $7