Thursday 5/14: Contributors to local anthology Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place will read their work to celebrate the release of the Spring 2015 issue. Readers will include Judith Barrington, Barbara Drake, Andrea Hollander, Verlena Orr, and Kim Stafford, along with Windfall editors Michael McDowell and Bill Siverly. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
It’s the 35th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, and local author, journalist, and environmentalist Christine Colasurdo will read from her book Return to Spirit Lake and give a presentation about the eruption and the recovery. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Ghost Town Poetry holds a reading and open mic with local poets Christopher Luna and Toni Partington. Angst Gallery, 7 p.m., free.
Emily Schultz reads from her latest book, The Blondes. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ooligan Press invites you to join us for the next installment of their Transmit Culture lecture series. This event will feature a conversation with Georgia Frances King, editor of Kinfolk, facilitated by Julie Falk, executive director of Bitch Media. Shattuck Hall, 7:30 p.m., $5 – $10.
World-renowned composer Philip Glass discusses his new memoir, Words Without Music, with Christopher Mattaliano, general director of the Portland Opera. Newmark Theater, 7:30 p.m., $39.95.
Friday 5/15: Join Other People’s Poems with a poem or part of a poem memorized, imbibe, hug your friends, and stand and recite your poem/poem scrap. Mother Foucault’s, 7 p.m., free.
The Loggernaut Reading Series celebrates its 10th anniversary with readings from ten writers: Sarah Bartlett, Dan DeWeese, Emily Kendal Frey, Jamalieh Haley, Michael Heald, Justin Hocking, Rodney Koeneke, Scott Nadelson, Jay Ponteri, Alicia Jo Rabins, Mary Rechner, Pete Rock, Robin Romm, Nacy Rommelmann, and Don Waters. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Elle Luna reads from her latest book, The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 5/16: Enjoy a reading by Glyph’s featured writer for May, Margareta Waterman, with musical accompaniment by David Parker, percussion, and Michael Mendenhall, keyboard. Glyph, 2 p.m., free.
Jessica Hopper reads from her latest book, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic. Her reading will be following by a signing next door at Reading Frenzy. Beacon Sound, 6:30 p.m., free.
The Q Center’s Library Prom has returned to Portland after a short hiatus. Please join them for an evening of mingling with library students and colleagues in support of the Oregon Student Chapter of the American Library Association. Q Center, 7 p.m., $10.
Anne Carson reads as part of Literary Arts Downtown Poetry Series, followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Winningstad Theatre, 7:30 p.m., tickets vary in price.
Sunday 5/17: Each year, students throughout the watersheds of Oregon and beyond submit poems, essays, or artwork to be featured in the annual collection Honoring Our Rivers. In celebration of the 15th year of publication, students from across the state will be honored and have the opportunity to present their work alongside professional authors and artists. Powell’s City of Books, 4 p.m., free.
The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly reading. Albert Street Pub, 5:30 p.m., $5.
Pure Surface welcomes a Endi Bogue Hartigan for a reading, accompanied by a short film by Ajna Lichau and dance by Dawn Stoppiello. Valentine’s, 6 p.m., free.
Michael V. Smith reads from his disarming memoir, My Body is Yours. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 5/18: Sue Monk Kidd reads from her new book, The Invention of Wings. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Internationally renowned comedian Greg Proops of Whose Line Is It Anyway? reads from his latest book, The Smartest Book In The World. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
David Gessner reads from his homage to the west, All the Wild That Remains. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 5/19: Salon Skid Row welcomes Heather Brown, Natalie Garyet, and Tonyana Craft for their weekly reading and open mic. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Heidi Pitlor reads from her new novel, The Daylight Marriage, and is joined in conversation by Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia! afterwards. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Unchaste Readers welcomes Erin Gurley, Kirsten Larson, Edie Rylander, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Irene Behrman, Nikki Kim, Godiva Seymour White, and Ijeoma Oluo for this month’s reading. The American Legion, 7:30 p.m., free.
Storytelling juggernaut the Moth will host the Story Slam, with local tellers sharing their own tales of delusion. Holocene, 8 p.m., $8 – $16.
Wednesday 5/20: Jay Rubin, long time writer and famously Haruki Murakami’s trusted translator, reads from his own new novel, The Sun Gods. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
