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.
Thursday 5/28: The Journey Art Festival author showcase welcomes S. Renee Mitchell and guest poets Emily Newberry, Polo Catalani, and Alberto Moreno. The event serves as a fundraiser in support…
Thursday 5/21: Oregon Humanities presents poet, activist, and professor Walidah Imarisha to lead a discussion for their Think & Drink series. Alberta Rose Theatre, 6:30 p.m., tickets start at $10.…
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…
Thursday 5/7: Local author Anne Tenino will read from her story, “Helping Hand,” which was collected in Lights, Camera, Cupid. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Shawn Smallman’s Dangerous Spirits offers…
Thursday 4/30: Leaf Litter celebrates its fifth issue release party with a reading. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 6 p.m., free. Join Ooligan Press for an evening reading of Untangling the Knot:…
Thursday 4/23: Maggie Messitt and Rene Denfeld read from their respective new books, The Rainy Season and The Enchanted. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Calyx literary journal celebrates National Poetry…
Thursday 4/16: Local author Traci Taylor share her collection of interviews and letters from LGBTQ people from around the country and the globe, gathered over four years in her latest…
Thursday 4/9: Critical Resistance Portland Presents a reading and facilitated discussion with Beyond Wall & Cages editors Jenna M. Loyda, Matt Mitchelson, and Andrew Burridge. Red & Black Café, 6:30…
Thursday 4/2: Award-winning novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator Randa Jarrar reads from her latest work for the Reed College visiting writers series. Eliot Chapel, 6:30 p.m., free. For…
Thursday 3/26: The ACRL Zine Pavillion is your chance to read a zine, make a zine, talk to librarians who use zines for teaching and outreach, edit ZineWiki.com, and buy…
Thursday 3/19: PQ Monthly celebrates its March issue release with drinks for readers, contributors, and community members. Triangle Productions, 5 p.m., free. George Byron Wright reads from his new novel…
Thursday 3/12: Caldera Arts welcomes Patricia Smith as she reads from her latest poetry. Wieden + Kennedy, 6:30 p.m., free. Local author Wendy Kali celebrated her latest work, The Butch/Femme…