Notable Portland: 5/12–5/18
Thursday 5/12: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic welcomes Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall to lead a workshop before the reading. Workshop from 3–5 p.m., Open Mic at 7 p.m.,…
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Olivia Olivia
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Olivia Olivia comes from the same place all sad things come from—the sea. Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Rumpus, The Establishment, Ex-Berliner, and the Portland Mercury, among other places. Her speculative memoir set in the afterlife, No One Remembered Your Name But I Wrote It Down, is available through Impossible Wings Press. Prepare yourselves. You can follow her work at oliviawrites.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
Notable Portland: 5/5–5/11
Thursday 5/5: Slamlandia hosts its inaugural slam. The slam will be two rounds with 3-minute time limit. Hot Lips Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation. Robert Hill reads from his…
Notable Portland: 4/28–5/4
Thursday 4/28: Local poets Joe Wilkins, A. Molotkov, and Jeff Alessandrelli read from their latest poetry. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Jim Lynch reads from his new book, Before…
Notable Portland: 4/21–4/27
Thursday 4/21: Join PQ Monthly for their April issue launch party. CC Slaughter’s, 5 p.m., free. Comma, a monthly reading series hosted by Broadway Books, welcomes local writers by Kim…
Notable Portland: 4/14–4/20
Thursday 4/14: A new reading series curates by Jeannie Yoon is hosting an advanced reading as a lead in to its launch. In Advance of Orange will feature Olivia Olivia,…
Notable Portland 4/7–4/13
Thursday 4/7: Excited for the Oregon Book Awards? So is Literary Arts—who will be hosting a reading with some of the 2016 finalists in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, including…
Notable Portland: 3/31–4/6
Thursday 3/31: Local poets Willa Schneberg, Paul Lapier, and Patricia Bollin read from their latest work. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Sunday 4/3: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its…
Notable Portland: 3/24–3/30
Thursday 3/24: Join the Marilyn Buck Abolitionist Collective for a night of inspirational reading and discussion. Selected work from Marilyn Buck will be read by members, followed by a Q&A…
Notable Portland: 3/17–3/23
Thursday 3/17: Trans South Asian performance poetry duo Darkmatter facilitates a creative workshop on feelings and politics, “Be the Emoji You Wish To See In the World: A Creative Workshop…
Notable Portland: 3/10–3/16
Thursday 3/10: Ruth Wariner reads from her new memoir, The Sound of Gravel. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Local author Steve Theme reads from his latest book, Asphalt Asylum. Another…
Notable Portland: 3/3–3/9
Thursday 3/3: Patricia Kullberg reads from her historical fiction novel, Girl in the River. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Bill Press reads from his latest political nonfiction book, Buyer’s…
Notable Portland: 2/25–3/2
Thursday 2/25: Local poets Judith Arcana, Emily Newberry, and Judith Barrington read from their latest work. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Pamela Lindholm-Levy reads from her new book, Count…